Handbook of Green Analytical Chemistry

List of Contributors xv
 
Preface xix
 
Section I: Concepts 1
 
1 The Concept of Green Analytical Chemistry 3
Miguel de la Guardia and Salvador Garrigues
 
1.1 Green Analytical Chemistry in the frame of Green Chemistry 3
 
1.2 Green Analytical Chemistry versus Analytical Chemistry 7
 
1.3 The ethical compromise of sustainability 9
 
1.4 The business opportunities of clean methods 11
 
1.5 The attitudes of the scientific community 12
 
References 14
 
2 Education in Green Analytical Chemistry 17
Miguel de la Guardia and Salvador Garrigues
 
2.1 The structure of the Analytical Chemistry paradigm 17
 
2.2 The social perception of Analytical Chemistry 20
 
2.3 Teaching Analytical Chemistry 21
 
2.4 Teaching Green Analytical Chemistry 25
 
2.5 From the bench to the real world 26
 
2.6 Making sustainable professionals for the future 28
 
References 29
 
3 Green Analytical Laboratory Experiments 31
Suparna Dutta and Arabinda K. Das
 
3.1 Greening the university laboratories 31
 
3.2 Green laboratory experiments 33
 
3.3 The place of Green Analytical Chemistry in the future of our laboratories 52
 
References 52
 
4 Publishing in Green Analytical Chemistry 55
Salvador Garrigues and Miguel de la Guardia
 
4.1 A bibliometric study of the literature in Green Analytical Chemistry 56
 
4.2 Milestones of the literature on Green Analytical Chemistry 57
 
4.3 The need for powerful keywords 61
 
4.4 A new attitude of authors faced with green parameters 62
 
4.5 A proposal for editors and reviewers 64
 
4.6 The future starts now 65
 
References 66
 
Section II: The Analytical Process 67
 
5 Greening Sampling Techniques 69
José Luis Gómez Ariza and Tamara García Barrera
 
5.1 Greening analytical chemistry solutions for sampling 70
 
5.2 New green

"In conclusion, this is an interesting book for a readerwho wants to expand their views on the topic, being edited by twoof the most prolific contributors in the field, and carryingcontributions from worldwide renowned groups on the subject. Allaspects of the analytical process are covered, from sampling towaste management, while keeping an eye on the practical deploymentof the method." ( Green Processing and Synthesis ,1 August 2012)