The document discusses the commercial chemical industry and its impacts on health and the environment. It notes that most synthetic chemical products require multiple steps from raw materials to final products, and each step may release toxic substances. It then outlines 12 green chemistry principles that can help reduce these impacts by designing chemical processes to be more sustainable and less hazardous. The document concludes by discussing natural chemical processes in biology that could serve as models for new green technologies.

1. Green Chemistry / Biomimicry [email_address] Mark Dorfman

2. Common synthetic chemical-based products: Fire retardants Synthetic fabrics Adhesives, paints, solvents, and coatings Plastics and synthetic rubber Detergents and cleaning chemicals Electronics chemicals Fuels

3. Agricultural insecticides and fertilizers Artificial flavors and fragrances Personal care products Pharmaceuticals Meat processing hormones and antibiotics

4. There’s no such thing... as a FREE LUNCH

10. Generic Chemical Synthesis Compound “A” Compound “B” Product “C” By-products Reaction Vessel This is just to cover

11. Some products require multiple steps to get from raw materials to final product. Each step may release potentially toxic or hazardous substances.

20. … and into the Nano-Bio-Technology Age As we step out of the Petro-Chem-Technology Age…

22. HAVE WE LEARNED ANY LESSONS? If so, the following 12 “ GREEN CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES ” offer a means to enjoy the fruits of an industrial society while reducing their impacts on public and environmental health

35. The general public tends to assume that “chemicals” are man-made, and that nature is something other than chemical. This section is designed to show that the natural world is indeed a chemical one.

37. The BIG BANG 14 Billion Years Ago

38. Earth 4.5 –3 Billion Years Ago ammonia carbon dioxide hydrogen nitrogen phosphorous sulfur oxygen ozone layer water vapor minerals amino acids heavy metals radio nuclides

42. Bio- and inorganic-chemicals interact with each other, the environment, and living things in cycles such as the CARBON CYCLE

47. Nacre micrograph

50. Mussel Byssus

56. Gecko feet

57. Synthetic Gecko tape: Polyimide nanofibers

63. GLOBAL TRENDS Extrapolating current technologies and practices