Climate Change Chemistry

Principles and Mitigation Strategies
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-119-89137-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 885 g

ENABLES READERS TO RESEARCH CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION BY PROVIDING BACKGROUND ON THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF GAS EMISSIONS

Climate Change Chemistry offers a historical as well as geographical basis on the chemistry of acid rain, ozone depletion, and the current increase in CO2; through this perspective, the book provides chemical solutions to acid rain and ozone depletion. Instead of traditional subdisciplinary chemical subjects, this book uses a unique pedagogical approach that integrates broader impact topics by way of international agreements and protocols achieved and the chemical strategies used to address environmental crises.

Readers will gain a historical and quantum chemistry perspective of the solar spectrum, learn to derive molecular orbitals, gather an understanding of group theory, and apply these concepts to chemical reactivity and molecular spectroscopy. The textbook provides a basis for continued research and development of these theories by introducing topics like solar fuels, the artificial leaf, photocatalysis, fuel cells, and conceptual solutions such as solar islands. It also presents a focused approach on chemical remediation of acid rain, fluorocarbons, and greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane.

Climate Change Chemistry explores topics including:

- Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, covering the connection between quantum chemistry and the stars, the photoelectric effect, and the uncertainty principle
- Chemical bonding, covering formal charges, oxidation states, bonding, antibonding, and nonbonding MOs, and electron configurations for 2nd row homonuclear diatomics
- Molecular orbital theory and the applications of electronic structure up to polyatomic molecules
- Hydrogen production via artificial photosynthesis and water oxidation
- Why some gases are greenhouse gases and others are not

Climate Change Chemistry is an ideal semester course textbook for senior-level majors and graduate students in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science programs of study that address climate change. The book may also be used by professionals in the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heagy, Michael D

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author xiii
About the Artist and Cover Art xiv
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xxii
About the Companion Website xxiv

Part I Chemical Bonding and Vibrational Modes 1

1 Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics 3
2 Chemical Bonding 37
3 Group Theory, Point Groups, and Vibrational Modes of Triatomic Gases 59

Part II Chemical Reactivity and the Historic Progression from Regional to Global Anthropogenic Impacts: The Helsinki Protocol, The Montreal Protocol, and the Paris Agreement 91

4 Molecular Orbital Theory and the Application of Electronic Structure Up to Polyatomic Molecules 93
5 Methane, C-1 Chemistry, and Chlorofluorocarbons 121
6 CO2: Global Warming and Ocean Acidification 153

Part III Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies 187

7 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: The Methanol Economy and Methane Oxidation 189
8 Artificial Photosynthesis I: Water Oxidation and Hydrogen Production 223
9 Artificial Photosynthesis II: CO2 Reduction and Solar Fuels 271
10 Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Synthesis 317

Afterword: Ultimately, It Distills to the Source of Energy and Its Rate of Consumption 349
Appendix A: Point Groups Used in Chapters 353
Index 357

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL D. HEAGY, PHD, is currently Professor and Head of the School of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Heagy’s research interests span a broad range of areas generally centered around physical organic chemistry and inorganic photocatalysis. He has received a variety of honors and awards throughout his career, including:NSF-EPSCoR Distinguished Mentor Award, and New Mexico Tech Distinguished Research Award.