Green Chemistry Avant La Lettre: The Pine Institute and Resin Chemistry in Aquitaine (1900–1970)
This article is a book review.
This article is a book review.
The purpose of this paper is to sketch the environmental engagement among ACS chemists, in particular through the lens of membership figures, for the 1960-1990 period. I will argue that this history should not be forgotten.
The scientific character of green chemistry has been a matter of dispute since its inception. This book aims to clarify that dispute. Author Johan Alfredo Linthorst presents a historical analysis of the birth and evolution of green chemistry, with a special focus on the USA, the UK and the Netherlands and the chemical societies in these countries.
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a process to evaluate the environmental burdens associated with a product, process, service, or activity by identifying and quantifying energy, materials usage, and environmental releases, assessing the impact of those, and evaluating and implementing opportunities to affect environmental improvements.