Green Organic Literacy Forum (GOLUM)

Green Organic Literacy Forum (GOLum)

Green chemistry projects that are completed by students of the organic chemistry class.

In its eighth year, GOLum projects continue to be a fruitful outreach for information about green chemistry in our local community and beyond. In the past seven years thousands of people were introduced to the principles of green chemistry by the GOLum outreach teams. Students are involved with outreach in venues such as:

American Chemical Society national meeting in San Francisco (partnered with the University of Oregon)
Beyond Benign Foundation outreach fellows program
high school chemistry classes in Massachusetts and Connecticut
children's book about greener chemistry
after school program for elementary school students
green chemistry video for middle school students
development of greener laboratory experiments

Students working on green chemistry projects present their work at American Chemical Society national meetings.

The titles of recent posters and talks:

Greener oxidation options: Molybdate-catalyzed synthesis of conjugated aldehydes and ketones
Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde: A green chemistry laboratory experiment
BGB-20 ecoSoap: Utilizing biodiesel glycerin by-product in the large scale preparation of soap to illustrate the principles of green chemistry
Okra seed oil biodiesel: Investigating underutilized seed oils as potential biofuels
Measuring ecotoxicity: Green chemistry experiment for the undergraduate laboratory curriculum
Green chemistry curriculum development to empower outreach to middle- and high-school students and teachers
Comparative ecotoxicity of petroleum diesel, biodiesel from waste fryer oil and biodiesel from unused fryer oil
Synthesis and photochromism of 6-nitrospiropyran: A green chemistry preparation for organic chemistry laboratory
Synthesis of beta-acetamido ketones: A green multicomponent reaction for the organic chemistry laboratory.
Daphnia ecotoxicology: An interdisciplinary green chemistry laboratory experience for concurrent organic chemistry and animal physiology courses.
Multicomponent zeolite-catalyzed synthesis of ?-acetamido ketones: A green chemistry laboratory experience
Analyzing green chemistry: A description of metrics with applications in academia and industry
Green Chemistry Metrics Calculator (GCMC): A JavaScript application for green chemistry education