Past and Present Research Systems of Green Chemistry

Biography

Biography: Craig L Hill

Abstract

Key lessons learned during the development of green chemistry over the last 25 years have several direct ties to green energy\r\nchemistry. Among these include approaches to optimize both turnover rates and product selectivity in catalytic reactions\r\n(organic transformations and energy production). Another is the systematic manipulation of oxygen chemistry (from H2O\r\nto H2O2 to O2) to avoid selectivity-deleterious and energetically-undesirable oxygen-based intermediates. A third involves\r\nparadigm development for catalyst stability. (Recall that selectivity in all catalytic reactions depends on many parameters\r\nbut chief among them is retention during turnover of the geometrical and electronic structure of the catalyst itself.) A forth\r\nbridge between the 2 large research areas is incorporation of green design principles in reactor design and other aspects of the\r\nreactions.