Understanding Reaction Pathways in Industrial Chemistry

The video explores the concept of reaction pathways in industrial manufacturing. The speaker explains that a range of different ways can be used to make a product and these are called reaction pathways. The video highlights various factors to consider when evaluating different reaction pathways, including raw materials, transport, storage, sustainability, reaction conditions, yield, purity, atom economy, and byproducts. The video concludes by providing an example of how to compare two different methods of making nitrogen monoxide to make nitric acid by contrasting their reaction conditions and yields.