Contributed by Al Kaziunas and Rolf Schlake of Applied Separations

Organic solvents used in chemical processes have enormous environmental and economic costs. They contribute to health problems, adversely impact the environment, are flammable, contribute t

Contributed by Faiza Rasheed, Department of Plant Breeding, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

With the much advocated issue related to limited fossil fuel resources in future and the deleterious impacts of fossil fuel derived

Contributed by Ashley Baker, Research Assistant, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®

Some dedicated researchers literally look high and low for new compounds to be used in products like pharmaceuticals. The vast majority of chemical building blocks, however, re

Introduction

To make an alkane from an alkene, a carboxylic acid from a nitrile, or a ketone from an alcohol, a chemist will most likely consider hydrogen a key ingredient. What a chemist might not consider, for these and many other cornerstone reactions,

In 1973, the first call from a mobile phone was made on a device that had a twenty minute battery life. Today, you can search the internet (do people even make calls anymore?) for almost 15 hours straight on some phones without running out of juice. In th

Contributed by Luke T. Roling, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

One of the most exciting “green” energy production technologies is low-temperature fuel cells, particularly for por

Contributed by Robert J. Giraud, The Chemours Company, Christiana Briddell, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®, and Amit Sehgal, Solvay USA Inc.

Separation processes account for over a third of the energy used in chemical manufacturing. To advance the availabi

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

Contributed by Paul Withers, Professor of Geography, Bangor University

Society needs an external source of phosphorus (P) for food, bioenergy and industrial production, but this essential resource is finite, increasingly costly and running out. There is no

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Deinove is Included in the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2015-16

November 5, 2015 | CNN

Deinove is ushering in a new era of green chemistry by designing and developing new standards of production based on bacteria of untapped pot

University of Sheffield to Expand Unique Partnership with Nanjing Tech University

October 23, 2015 | The University of Sheffield

Joint Institute will develop Masters and Ph.D. collaborations as well as joint research initiatives, starting with Green Chemis

Contributed by Melik C. Demirel, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering, Materials Research Institute and Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University

Since the dawn of civilization, natural materials have been a fundamental part of human l

Food and Beverage Waste Makes Sustainable Carbon-Based LEDs Possible

October 16, 2015 | Laser Focus World Researchers have found a way to create light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from food and beverage waste, a sustainable use of materials that would otherwise

Research delivers insight into the green technologies market segment forecasts up to 2023

October 8, 2015 | WhaTech

Developing alternates to technology which can reduce damage health and environmental pollution, and manufacture and develop product that can