Bees, Bananas, Benign - Green Chemistry Poster
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Poster promoting green chemistry.
Isoamyl acetate is used in many products, adding banana flavor to food, providing a sweet smell, or serving as an ingredient in varnishes. The trouble is that isoamyl acetate is synthesized through the Fischer esterification reaction, which requires the use of sulfuric acid as a catalyst and ether to extract the chemical. Using the principles of green chemistry, can we stop using sulfuric acid and ether?
Published by WA Ecology. Thanks to Daniel Najera of Green River College for original poster concept.
Isoamyl acetate is used in many products, adding banana flavor to food, providing a sweet smell, or serving as an ingredient in varnishes. The trouble is that isoamyl acetate is synthesized through the Fischer esterification reaction, which requires the use of sulfuric acid as a catalyst and ether to extract the chemical. Using the principles of green chemistry, can we stop using sulfuric acid and ether?
Published by WA Ecology. Thanks to Daniel Najera of Green River College for original poster concept.
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