The book presents an in depth review from eminent industry practitioners and researchers of the emerging green face of multidimensional environmental chemistry. Topics such as green chemistry in industry, green energy: solar photons to fuels, green nanotechnology and sustainability, and green chemistry modeling address a wide array of iusses encouraging the use of economical ecofriendly benign technologies, which not only improve the yield, but also illustrates the concept of zero waste, a subject of interest to both chemists and environmentalists alike.

List of Contributors xviiForeword xixPart 1. Green Chemistry and Societal Sustainability 11. Environment and the Role of Green Chemistry 32. The Greening of the Chemical Industry: Past, Present and Challenges Ahead 353. Designing Sustainable Chemical Synthesis: The Influence of Chemistry on Process Design 794. Green Chemical Processing in the Teaching Laboratory: Microwave Extraction of Natural Products 1075. Ensuring Sustainability through Microscale Chemistry 1196. Capability Development and Technology Transfer Essential for Economic Transformation 137Part 2. Green Lab Technologies 1537. Ultrasound Cavitation as a Green Processing Technique in the Design and Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Nanoemulsions in Drug Delivery System 1558. Microwave-Enhanced Methods for Biodiesel Production and Other Environmental Applications 2099. Emergence of Base Catalysts for Synthesis of Biodiesel 25110. Hydrothermal Technologies for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass 29111. Ionic Liquids in Green Chemistry Prediction of Ionic Liquids Toxicity Using Cell Models 34312. Nano-catalyst: A Second Generation Tool for Green Chemistry 35713. Green Polymer Synthesis: An Overview on Use of Microwave-Irradiation 379Part 3. Green Bio-energy Sources 42514. Bioenergy as a Green Technology Frontier 42715. Biofuels as Suitable Replacement for Fossil Fuels 45116. Biocatalysts-Greener Solutions 47917. Lignocellulosics as a Renewable Feedstock for Chemical Industry. Chemical Hydrolysis and Pretreatment Processes 50518. Lignocellulosics as a Renewable Feedstock for Chemical Industry Chemicals from Lignin 56119. Genome Enabled Technologies in Green Chemistry 611Part 4. Green Solutions for Remediation 62720. Green Biotechnology for Municipal and Industrial Wastewater 62921. Phytoremediation of Cadmium: A Green Approach 65922. A Closer Look at "Green" Glass: Remediation with Organosilica Sol-Gels Through the Application of Green Chemistry 69723. Modification and Applications of Guar Gum in the Field of Green Chemistry 727