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Communication
Acetone recycling: a case study in the undergraduate teaching laboratory
Recycling acetone in the teaching laboratory leads to a significant carbon and cost reduction, changing the culture around solvent use.
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Chemical Education for Global Sustainability
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The commitment to green chemistry education at York: past, present and future
The Department of Chemistry at the University of York, UK has been at the forefront of green chemistry education initiatives for several decades.
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Chemical Education for Global Sustainability
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Reuse of consumable pipette tips for large-scale trace analysis of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater
This study shows that solvent-based washing enables safe pipette tip reuse for trace chemical analysis, with EtOH : H2O (50 : 50, v/v) providing the best balance of cleaning, and sustainability, reducing plastic waste without performance loss.
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HOT articles from RSC Sustainability
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Practical atmospheric photochemical kinetics for undergraduate teaching and research
A newly-developed undergraduate-level lab activity allows students to explore previously inaccessible topics in atmospheric chemistry and air quality.
From the themed collection:
UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action
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