Can Organic Chem Improve Existing Products for Health and Environment Solutions?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the application of organic chemistry in improving existing products to address health and environmental issues. Participants are seeking examples beyond the well-known case of unleaded gasoline replacing leaded gasoline.

Discussion Character

  • Homework-related
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions unleaded gasoline as an example of organic chemistry improving a product for health and environmental benefits.
  • Several participants express difficulty in finding additional examples, indicating a lack of resources or information on the topic.
  • Another participant questions whether the original poster still remembers their inquiry, suggesting a potential lack of engagement with the thread over time.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the difficulty of identifying examples, but no consensus exists on specific additional examples of organic chemistry applications.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not provided specific criteria for what constitutes an improvement or solution, nor have they defined the scope of health or environmental problems being addressed.

Who May Find This Useful

Students or individuals interested in the applications of organic chemistry in health and environmental contexts may find this discussion relevant.

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Hey,

I have a question which asks me to provide two examples of how organic chem can be used to improve existing products and therefore provide solutions to newly identified health or environment problems.

One example is unleaded gasoline, instead of leaded.

What are some others? I've searched it but no luck.
 
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anybody have any ? I cannot find anything.
 
I'm trying to get the same question answered. Did you ever find answers?
 
This thread is 5 years old, OP probably doesn't even remember asking the question.
 

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