Paper to Plastics: An Interdisciplinary Summer Outreach Project in Sustainability

Tamburini, Fiona B.; Kelly, Thomas B; Weerapana, Eranthie; Byers, Jeffery A.

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“…[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] A course on green chemistry with case studies, articles, and a final project with a focus on unconventional thinking can be good for a general background on principles of sustainable chemistry. 23 This course could be coupled to different (dry) 22 laboratory experiences present in literature, 25 or with a full green chemistry lab activity such as that described by Sharma et al. 27 Many laboratory experiences for biomass valorization strategies can be found in literature.…”

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The Dark Side of Biomass Valorization: A Laboratory Experiment To Understand Humin Formation, Catalysis, and Green Chemistry

2019

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This laboratory experiment introduces students to an important reaction in biomass valorization and allows them to gain a practical understanding of green chemistry. Acid-catalyzed dehydration reactions of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and thus humins, were performed both in aqueous solvent and without, along with two different catalysts (Amberlyst-15 and alumina). Students were able to compare and analyze the effects of these different conditions using Thin-Layer Chromatography, while grasping concepts of catalysis and circular economy. By observing the formation of humins under some of the reactions tested, the students could evidence systems thinking in humins valorization.

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The Dark Side of Biomass Valorization: A Laboratory Experiment To Understand Humin Formation, Catalysis, and Green Chemistry

2019

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“…This is particularly important given the debate in the literature about what is or is not green chemistry [52,68]. Researchers also indicated the scope of their papers in promoting green chemistry education (n = 24) and also by solving socio-environmental problems from green chemistry perspectives (n = 21) [22,85,86]. The opportunity to promote systems thinking [87] (n = 17) and life-cycle thinking [88] (n = 16) within green chemistry education was also highlighted to provide innovative solutions to current and future sustainability challenges.…”

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“…This trend continued during the COVID-19 pandemic [18,19]. However, green chemistry topics have rarely been covered at the primary [20,21] and secondary [22,23] education levels to date [24].…”

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Experimental Work in Science Education from Green Chemistry Perspectives: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA

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Experimental work is an important component of science subjects at all educational levels. The implication of green chemistry ideas indicated the need for optimization of traditional experimental work by implementing green chemistry principles to promote sustainable development. The aim of the study is to present findings from a systematic literature review on the use of experimental work in science education from green chemistry perspectives in the literature from 1995 to 2020. Thus, three electronic databases were reviewed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The literature search identified a total of 1199 papers from Web of Science (N = 419), Scopus (N = 578), and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) (N = 202). After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 263 papers were obtained and then analyzed in further detail. The findings highlighted trends in the integration of green chemistry principles into experimental work from primary to tertiary education levels and identified a literature gap, as well as the challenges and the possibilities for future development. The review outlined various opportunities for active learning within experimental work from green chemistry perspectives using a range of methods, with a particular focus on practical, hands-on, and laboratory activities.

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“…As shown from other outreach projects (Houck, 2014), enabling students to get close to science is a successful part of the summer school's design. Hands-on experiments were the basis for most of the projects, showing the importance of observations (Tamburini, 2014), good controls, experimental setup, and how results are interpreted (see table 1 for examples of projects). Table 1.…”

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Outreach initiatives operated by universities for increasing interest in science and technology

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European Journal of Engineering Education

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Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares eight European initiatives that have been established and operated by universities (and in some cases through collaboration with other actors in society). Each initiative is summarised in a short essay that discusses motivation, organisation, pedagogical approach, and activities. In the introduction, the initiatives are characterised by looking at The initiatives are characterised by comparing the driving forces behind their creation, how the initiative activities relate to the activities at the university, size based on the number of participants and cost per participant and pedagogical framework. There seem to be two main tracks for building outreach activities, one where outreach activities are based on the university's normal activities, and one where outreach activities are designed specifically for the visiting students.

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Paper to Plastics: An Interdisciplinary Summer Outreach Project in Sustainability

Cited by 28 publications

References 20 publications

The Dark Side of Biomass Valorization: A Laboratory Experiment To Understand Humin Formation, Catalysis, and Green Chemistry

The Dark Side of Biomass Valorization: A Laboratory Experiment To Understand Humin Formation, Catalysis, and Green Chemistry

Experimental Work in Science Education from Green Chemistry Perspectives: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA

Outreach initiatives operated by universities for increasing interest in science and technology

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