Green Chemistry and sustainable development-introduction 1
Green Chemistry 2
Teachers’ Notes 2
Background information 3
The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry 3
Teaching Green Chemistry in schools and colleges 5
Green Chemistry in the curriculum 5
Aluminium 6
Metal extraction processes 6
Iron 7
Industries that burn coal and desulfurisation 9
Preventing acid rain 10
Reducing nitrogen oxides in power stations 10
Production of ammonia using the Haber process 12
Manufacture of chlorine 12
Polymerisation 15
Poly（ethene） 15
Waste management 16
Article by Mike Lancaster 18
Article by David Bradley 22
Sources of information 24
Classroom resources 24
Teaching topics 26
Aluminium extraction 26
Investigating the life-cycle of poly（ethene） 28
Student worksheets - photocopiable masters 33
Extracting aluminium 33
The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry 37
Student Safety Information 38
British chemists at ICI accidentally discover poly（ethene） 46
Investigating the life cycle of poly（ethene） 48
Green Energy-Using waste as a source of energy 55
Teachers’ notes 55
Teaching topics 55
Answers 60
Student worksheets photocopiable masters 61
The air we breathe 67
Teachers’ notes 67
Background information 67
Understanding pollutants and their effects 73
Investigating the air quality in your area 74
Fuels for the future 78
Answers 81
Student worksheets - photocopiable masters 84
References 97
Bibliography 98