The Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) was incorporated in 1997 as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation devoted to promoting and advancing green chemistry. In January 2001, GCI joined the Ameri
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. (Anastas and Warner, 2000).
Green chemistry
The electrons involved in the ionization of an element.
Vapor pressure
The pressure exerted when a material in its solid or liquid state is in equilibrium with it's g
Provides a quantitative indication of an elements reactivity and is based on the charge of the valence electrons and the ionic radius. It is determined by the equation: (-eV) = kn/r. 'k' is
This series include all elements in the sub-series Lanthanides and Actinides of the inner-transition elements and at least part of the sub-series Transactinides, which are the elements follo
all elements that follow the Actinides. As with all elements larger than uranium (U), these elements can only be produced in nuclear reactors or particle accelerators. While some of these el
the thermal state of matter with reference to its ability to transfer heat to other matter. Temperature is distinguished from heat in that heat is the energy that is transferred between matt
the standard conditions of 273.15 K and 1 atm (0°C at sea level). used as a baseline for calculations involving quantities that vary with temperature and pressure.
the ratio of heat capacity of a substance to the heat capacity of water. Another way of looking at it is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by
the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. Specific Gravity does not have any units. When water is used as the reference material, specific gravity equa
a uniformly dispersed mixture of molecules or ions. The substance being dissolved is the solute, while the substance into which the solute is dissolved is the solvent.
a product of a mixed waste processing system from which some recycleable wastes and som non-combustible materials have been removed. The remaining material is used as a fuel to create energy
The basic unit of electromagnetic energy. This characterizes the wave properties of electrons, as distinct from their particulate properties. This determines the principle energy level of an
The polymerized form of chloroethene or vinyl chloride is a matrix of double the bonded carbon molecule CH2=CHCl. The double bonds break and become single bonds, and the vinyl chloride molec
