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What does it take for chemistry to become ‘green’?

What does it take for chemistry to become ‘green’? About two decades ago, the concept of green chemistry, as a paradigm reformation of the chemistry and chemical processes in practice was put forth by Paul Anastas and John Warner. As its name suggests, the overarching objective here was to make chemical processes environmentally friendly and overcome their notorious inefficiencies.

The concept of green chemistry is guided by the 12 principles explained by Anastas and Warner, and these principles are a walk-through for achieving green chemistry.

Marking the beginning of a series of resources and materials that will be showcased on Techemol, equip yourself today with high resolution, downloadable and printable posters for each of the 12 principles.

Free course: “Exploring our oceans”

Attention, folks! Closer to the oceans from home…

The University of Southampton, UK have a free online course on offer via the Futurelearn platform, spanning four weeks and with an option of obtaining a certificate upon upgrade. This is meant to be an introductory course and therefore suitable for diverse audiences.

Quoting from the course description, the introductory modules will introduce various aspects of relevance to a novice and student when understanding the oceans and their status-quo today.  The contents are:

  • History of ocean exploration
  • Modern mapping of the oceans
  • The movement of ocean currents
  • The composition of the ocean
  • Ocean biodiversity
  • Characteristics of life in the deep sea
  • Deep ocean resources and ownership
  • Human impacts on the deep ocean

What better than such an opportunity to enhance your understanding about oceans right from your homes at no cost?

Visit: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/exploring-our-oceans

Also share this with your friends, someone might just be waiting for such an orientation to the oceans!