Green Chemistry

Appendix A

1. 1. Shock Value Photo Examples:


picts 2 million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes!

2. Scavenger Hunt Examples:
1. List 5 items in the room that are made from a renewable resource:
2. What are the water pipes made of? Is this renewable or non-renewable?
3. Look at the tag of your shirt. What is it made of? R or NR? (hint=100% cotton is R; rayon/Dacron/polyester is NR because its made from fossil fuels)
4. What are the windows made of? R or NR?
5. What are the electrical cords made of? Housed in? R or NR?
6. What is the light source in the room? R or NR?
3. No Waste Necessary Information:
1. ) The Old Synthesis of Ibuprofen has 7 steps and the following waste left over in consecutive order: 4H + 2C + 2O; 2C + 6H + 1O + 1Cl + Na; 3C + 6H + 3O; O + 2H; O + 2H; N + 3H
2. The New Synthesis of Ibuprofen has 4 steps and the only waste is water and carbon dioxide: 4H + 2C+ 2O
4. #1-7 Plastic Types Molecule Construction:

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET) MOLECULAR FORMULA:

(-CO-C ₆H ₄-CO-O-CH ₂-CH ₂-O-) _n

_{ub> High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) MOLECULAR FORMULA:}

_{(-CH 2-CH 2-) n}

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC, sometimes V) MOLECULAR FORMULA:

(-CH ₂-CHCl-) _n

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) MOLECULAR FORMULA:

(-CH ₂-CH ₂-) _n

Polypropylene (PP) MOLECULAR FORMULA:

(-CHCH ₃-CH ₂-) _n

Polystyrene (PS) MOLECULAR FORMULA:

(-CHC ₆H ₅-CH ₂-) _n