Teaching Green Chemistry with Epoxidized Soybean Oil

The integration of green chemistry principles in academics reflects growing student interest in renewable resources and environmental sustainability, driven by increasing awareness of global climate change. Educators must continually expand their green chemistry pedagogy to align with current industry and research trends. In this article, the synthesis of epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) was explored through a series of experiments to help students apply green chemistry principles. The process includes tests to study alkene reactions and spectroscopic analyses to track changes in functional groups.

Full citation: Barcena, H., Tuachi, A., & Zhang, Y. (2017). Teaching green chemistry with epoxidized soybean oil. Journal of Chemical Education, 94(9), 1314-1318.