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Oxidation Catalysts for Green Chemistry

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The term “green catalyst” has no single definition. Currently, it is most commonly associated with catalysts that are recoverable or prepared from readily available starting materials. A truer definition, although circular, is that a green oxidation catalyst, or any catalyst for that matter, is one that conforms to green chemistry and green engineering principles. Creating a green oxidation catalyst a priori is a complex task because every aspect of the catalyst needs examination and to be of practical value it must provide a cost benefit to the end-user. Here, some general guidelines for what a green oxidation catalyst might be are presented.

This chapter was originally published as part of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology edited by Robert A. Meyers. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4419-0851-3

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Abbreviations

Catalyst:

A substance that initiates or increases the rate of a chemical reaction by reducing the activation energy for the reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

Commodity chemicals:

Chemicals that are produced on the millions of tons per year scale that are used as building blocks for more sophisticated chemicals.

Green chemistry:

The design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

Oxidation:

The loss of electrons or the increase in oxidation state of a molecule, atom, or ion.

Self-oxidation:

A situation where the active oxidation catalyst oxidizes itself, usually resulting in degradation and loss of activity.

Speciality chemicals:

Chemicals that are produced on a relatively small scale often for a particular application.

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