Contributed by David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

July has been an eventful month for sustainable and green chemistry. The 5th through the 8th I was privileged to be in Tokyo for the 7th International Conference on Green and Sustaina

On Wednesday, July 15, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® (ACS GCI) hosted the final round of the 2015 Green Chemistry and Engineering Business Plan Competition. Three semi-finalists arrived at the 19th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (G

On Wednesday evening of the 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® (ACS GCI)  Roundtables hosted the 5th Annual ACS GCI Roundtable Poster Reception, dedicated to green chemistry in industry.

The event was w

Contributed by Stephen C. DeVito, Ph.D., United States Environmental Protection Agency

It is hard to believe that in July, 2015 the 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference will take place. I remember when the Conference was first initiated bac

The American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) Chemical Manufacturer’s Roundtable has received a $500,000 Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia planning grant from NIST. The grant will help the Roundtable develop greener and mor

Contributed by Anne Marteel-Parrish Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair Frank J. Creegan Chair in Green Chemistry Washington College, Chestertown, MD

I am delighted to share my perspective about what I gained as a regular attendee, participant, and

Contributed by Professor R. K. Sharma, University of Delhi, Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of Chemistry (London), North India Section Coordinator, Green Chemistry Network Centre

The 5th Asia-Oceania Conference, jointly organized by the Royal Society of

The call for papers and registration is now open for the 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. Catalyzing Innovation is the central theme of the conference to be held July 14-16, 2015 in North Bethesda, Maryland—just outside of Washington,

Once again, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® is holding the only business plan competition exclusively devoted to green and sustainable chemistry and engineering. Early stage, pre-revenue companies who are reimagining chemistry and innovating for a sust

Earlier this year, the ACS GCI held their business plan competition as part of the annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. There were four finalists, all of which convened in Washington, DC to pitch their companies for the title and $10,000 gra

Press Release contributed by Dr. Sally Humphreys, Business Development Manager, Applied Market Information Ltd.

Everyone is doing it – looking for better materials to become more sustainable. It is good for the environment and it is also good for the brand

Contributed by Adam Halpert, Manager - Research, Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, McGill Univeristy

While green chemistry is typically seen as the domain of chemists and chemical engineers, social scientists are actively exploring the

A review of some of the talks presented at the 2014 GC&E Conference from the session, “Green Chemistry Beyond the Bachelor’s Degree”

From effective communication to interactive learning, this year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (gcande.org) h

Have you ever wondered if your little pocket-sized tube of hand-sanitizer really works on germs?  Or more importantly, have you ever wondered if it’s really safe to your health?

The ugly truth is that many anti-bacterial hand-sanitizers contain harmful ing

A review of some of the talks present at the GC&E Conference from the session, “Greening the Supply Chain Using Biobased Chemicals”

Richard Mehigh from Sigma Aldrich described how his team improved a process to extract β-Amylase from  sweet potatoes (or ya