Local Solutions for a Global Challenge: Clean Water and Sanitation in the Face of Climate Change
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water
Putting Chemistry to Work for Clean Water
The 2024 Sustainability Summit will spotlight the vital role of chemistry in advancing U.N. Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Join experts from academia, industry, and government as they explore how chemistry can drive global progress toward clean water access and quality.
EPI Suite™
Tool Owner
The EPI (Estimation Programs Interface) Suite™ is a suite of Windows-based programs developed by the EPA in collaboration with Syracuse Research Corp. (SRC). It provides estimations for a variety of physical, chemical, and environmental fate properties using a unified input format. The suite includes the following estimation programs:
Water as a Solvent in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Water presents significant advantages when used in heterogeneous catalysis. Unlike traditional organic solvents, water is non-toxic, non-flammable, and readily available. Heterogeneous catalysts, which differ in state from the reaction medium, can be performed in water to facilitate various chemical reactions. For instance, micellar catalysis has proven effective for aminations, leveraging recyclable catalysts and aqueous reaction media to achieve high reactions yields of pharmaceutical APIs and complex targets.