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Green solubility for coatings and adhesives. / Abbott, Steven; Shimizu, Seishi.
Green Chemistry for Surface Coatings, Inks and Adhesives: Sustainable Applications. ed. / Rainer Höfer; Avtar S Matharu; Zhanrong Zhang. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019. p. 18-48 (Green Chemistry Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Green solubility for coatings and adhesives
AU - Abbott, Steven
AU - Shimizu, Seishi
PY - 2019/6/8
Y1 - 2019/6/8
N2 - Much of the science behind adhesion, adhesives and coatings involves solvency and compatibility. Naïve attempts to introduce greener alternatives can prove to be the opposite of sustainable: precious resources such as time, energy and chemicals can be wasted if solvency and compatibility are not controlled rationally.In this chapter, three solubility tools are used to show how it is possible to make rational progress towards greener formulations (“green” is used as a vague generic word covering “sustainable”, “planet-saving” etc.) using the solid foundations of thermodynamics to avoid approaches that are guaranteed to fail. The three approaches are outlined in principle then explored in practice, with cautionary tales of the unnecessary wastefulness of many so-called green projects, along with specific examples of how the three tools can be used to avoid such wastefulness.The approach adopted here suggests a 13th principle of green chemistry: “Just because something sounds green doesn’t mean that it is green.” In other words, if there are scientific tools that can be used to arrive more quickly at a sound, green, solution (and to avoid spending resources on unsound approaches) then it is un-green not to use them.
AB - Much of the science behind adhesion, adhesives and coatings involves solvency and compatibility. Naïve attempts to introduce greener alternatives can prove to be the opposite of sustainable: precious resources such as time, energy and chemicals can be wasted if solvency and compatibility are not controlled rationally.In this chapter, three solubility tools are used to show how it is possible to make rational progress towards greener formulations (“green” is used as a vague generic word covering “sustainable”, “planet-saving” etc.) using the solid foundations of thermodynamics to avoid approaches that are guaranteed to fail. The three approaches are outlined in principle then explored in practice, with cautionary tales of the unnecessary wastefulness of many so-called green projects, along with specific examples of how the three tools can be used to avoid such wastefulness.The approach adopted here suggests a 13th principle of green chemistry: “Just because something sounds green doesn’t mean that it is green.” In other words, if there are scientific tools that can be used to arrive more quickly at a sound, green, solution (and to avoid spending resources on unsound approaches) then it is un-green not to use them.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-78262-994-8
T3 - Green Chemistry Series
SP - 18
EP - 48
BT - Green Chemistry for Surface Coatings, Inks and Adhesives: Sustainable Applications
A2 - Höfer, Rainer
A2 - Matharu, Avtar S
A2 - Zhang, Zhanrong
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
ER -