Elements of a Sustainable World

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvJohn Evans,University of Southampton) Evans, John (Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

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We have 118 known chemical elements as our palette in our context of sustaining our world. Our context is considered in terms of the four spheres of the ancient world: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This book shows how chemical principles can be used to understand the pressures on our world, spanning from greenhouse emissions through freshwater supplies to energy generation and storage. The supply of the chemical elements is key to their contribution to alleviating these pressures. Most synthetic and radioactive elements are not available in sufficient supply to contribute in this. Some solutions, such as wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells and automotive exhaust remediation pose questions about sustainable supplies of critical elements. With an eye on the target of the IPCC of capping the temperature anomaly to 1.5 oC (RCP2.6), options for carbon capture and storage, and the generation of energy and element supply from the sea are assessed. The consequences of the escape of plastics and pharmaceuticals into the wider environment for water integrity are also considered. This book is designed around providing a one semester course for students who have entered at least the second level of university chemistry. It provides explanations and entries to current environmental issues. For students of environmental science, it provides an understanding of the chemical principles underpinning the causes and possible solutions to these issues. Each chapter has a set appropriate study questions. A study guide is available for the book.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-09-18
Mått189 x 248 x 15 mm
Vikt692 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198827849

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John Evans holds a BSc (Imperial College) and PhD (University of Cambridge) in Chemistry. Following further periods of research at Princeton University and Cambridge he moved to the University of Southampton in 1976 as a Royal Society Pickering Research Fellow. He became Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in 1990. There he has served as Head of Teaching, Head of Department and Dean of Science. He was also Science Program Advisor at the Diamond Light Source

1 Planet Earth1.1: Planetary resources1.2: Differential pressure on land, freshwater and oceans1.3: Effects of CO2 increases1.4: Solar energy supply1.5: Solar radiation spectrum1.6: Absorption of the energy emission from Earth1.7: Radiative Forcing1.8: Atmospheric lifetime1.9: Global Warming Potential1.10: The energy balance1.11: A sustainable approach1.12: QuestionsPalette of the Elements2.1: Natural abundance of the elements2.2: Mineral availability2.3: Element Transmutation2.4: Element supply2.5: Elemental Properties2.6: Element extraction: solubility2.7: Oxidation State Stability2.8: Terms and States2.9: Embodied energy, carbon and water2.10: QuestionsEarth: Minerals to Materials3.1: s elements3.2: p-elements3.3: d-elements3.4: f -elements3.5: Structural Materials3.6: QuestionsAir4.1: The volatile elements4.2: Atmospheric components4.3: Atmospheric solution: wind turbines4.4: QuestionFire5.1: Petrochemicals from carbon oxides5.2: Polymers5.3: Chemicals from biomass alternatives5.4: Solar energy conversion5.5: Nuclear energy conversion5.6: Hydrogen as a fuel5.7: Batteries and supercapacitors5.8: QuestionsWater6.1: Properties of water6.2: Distribution of water6.3: Distribution of elements in water6.4: Water in processing6.5: Desalination of water6.6: Seawater as a source of elements6.7: Water remediation from heavy metals and organics6.8: Other organic contaminants of water6.9: QuestionsProspects for Planet Earth7.1: Chapter 1: Planet Earth7.2: Chapters 2 and 3: Palette of the Elements and Earth7.3: Chapter 4: Air7.4: Chapter 5: Fire7.5: Chapter 6: Water7.6: QuestionsStudy GuideOverviewChapter 1: Planet EarthChapter 2: Palette of the ElementsChapter 3: EarthChapter 4: AirChapter 5: FireChapter 6: WaterChapter 7: Prospects

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