Atom Economy

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What is Atom Economy?

The percentage of reactants forming useful products

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What is the formula for atom economy?

Atom Economy = (relative formula mass of desired products/relative formula mass of all reactants) x 100

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High Atom Economy

  • Less waste - better for environmental reasons

  • More sustainable reactions

  • Profitable

  • Less expensive

  • Reactions that only have one product

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Low Atom Econommy

  • Lots of waste

  • Use up resources very quickly

  • Aren’t profitable

  • Unsustainable reactions

  • Expensive to remove waste

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What is a way to avoid the disadvantages of low atom economy?

To find a use for the waste products rather than just throwing them away.