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Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 14 – Designing for Recycling and Degradation

Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 14 – Designing for Recycling and Degradation
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Beyond Benign, Inc.
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Yale University
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Summary
In this class, students will learn various processes for recycling and how to leverage it to think of the possibilities to design compounds to biodegrade.

This course was developed and authored by:

Philip Coish
Kimberly Chapman
Paul Anastas
Seon Augusto Ferreira
Karolina Mellor
Amy Cannon
Derrick Ward
Keywords
Recycling
Biodegradation
Renewable Feedstocks

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Lesson summaries
Audience
Introductory Undergraduate
Published on
Green Chemistry Principles
Waste Prevention
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
Design for Degradation
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
Students will...
- Review the waste treatment pyramid
- Consider case studies of reduced solvent use
- Review examples of repurposing chemical waste
- Learn about biodegradation
Common pedagogies covered
Computer-based learning
Time required (if applicable)
60 minutes

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Mollie Enright
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homework-3-estimating-biodegradability-of-organic-molecules.docx
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