Química Verde E a Tabela Periódica De Anastas E Zimmerman: Tradução E Alinhamentos Com O Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Abstract

GREEN CHEMISTRY AND THE PERIODIC TABLE BY ANASTAS AND ZIMMERMAN: TRANSLATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) provides scientific and ethical innovations to achieve a sustainable future. In this context, international efforts and strategies have been made to incorporate this green philosophy into education. Brazil has immense potential to lead in this scenario, providing new approaches to introduce GSC into secondary education, especially with 2022 being the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. However, most published works on GSC are in English, which can be a language barrier for implementing GSC into Portuguese-speaking communities, such as Brazil. From this perspective, this paper aims to present a translation of the “Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry” by Paul T. Anastas and Julie B. Zimmerman into the Portuguese language. Our systematic translation of the names of the elements into Portuguese followed rigorous semantic and contextual details required for this process. We also identified and recommended some teaching opportunities of this interdisciplinary encyclopedia in alignment with a sustainable future. This green periodic table is a multidisciplinary tool that provides directions for “Systems Thinking in Chemistry Education”. Therefore, we contributed to the standardization and greater discussion of this alternative periodic table for future Portuguese-language publications.

The Role of the Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry in a High School Educational Context

“…From the second to the fourth sessions, dialogical and participative classes were conducted, guided by the three pedagogical moments. These classes focused on the principles of Green Chemistry [3], the elements of the PT-GSC [17,22], and the conscientious use of water [42]. The use of the PT-GSC was emphasized in both planning and conducting classes.…”

“…The literature on high school education covers studies about catalysis [54,55]. Additionally, it was explained that "enzyme" is a figurative element within the PT-GSC, located in the catalysis group, referencing the ninth principle of Green Chemistry [17]. Another positive development was a 33.3% accuracy improvement in understanding the "environmental factor" [56][57][58].…”

“…According to the literature, authors have proposed models for the integration of Green Chemistry into chemistry curricula [17][18][19]. In Brazil, Sandri and Santi Filho (2019) [19] expanded upon the frameworks proposed by Burmeister, Rauch, and Eilks (2012) [20], classifying the contributions of teaching Green Chemistry in three models.…”

“…In 2019, researchers Anastas and Zimmerman created the Periodic Table of the Elements of Green and Sustainable Chemistry (PT-GSC) [22]. With this innovative and didactic tool, the authors introduced the concept of "elements of Green Chemistry" or "figurative elements of PT-GSC" aimed at fostering a sustainable future [17,22]. It is important to note that these novel elements differ from the chemical elements traditionally found in the periodic table of the elements.…”

Triangular bipyramid metaphor (TBM), an imagetic representation for the awareness of inclusion in chemical education (ICE)

“…Mahaffy proposed a new conceptual metaphor that enriched our understanding of Chemical Education (CE). Numerous recent works have discussed, applied or adapted his tetrahedral model [15][16][17][18] .…”