Essay on Green Chemistry

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Green Chemistry

The Presidential Green Chemistry Awards-Dr. Mark Holtzapple
In 1996, Mark Holtzapple of Texas A&M University received the Academic Award for the Green Chemistry challenge. This award was given to him for the development of a family of technologies that converts waste biomass into animal feed and industrial chemicals and fuels by adding lime to a fermentation process. This waste biomass includes municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, manure, and agricultural residues. As we all know all of these wastes are a serious threat to our environment as our population is increasing exponentially. Currently 209 tons of municipal solid waste is produced each year in the United States alone-EPA. All of these types of waste have little value or even a negative value, which means there is a very high cost associated with their disposal. The research that Mark Holtzapple has done in this field of study has the potential to significantly improve the condition of our environment and help solve our waste disposal problem.
The conversion of waste biomass described in Dr. Holtzapple's paper falls under focus area one of the Green Chemistry Awards, the use of alternative synthetic pathways, natural processes, and alternative feedstocks. The fermentation of the waste is an alternative pathway because it is used as a fuel and energy instead of being completely worthless and put in a landfill. The biomass is used as alternative feedstocks for cattle and various other rum

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