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By Prof. Jonas Baltrusaitis, Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, and Awardee of the 2020 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship
In spite of the pandemic, the world is experiencing unprecedented economic growth tog
... moreBy Feng Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS) and Awardee of 2020 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship, and Ning Li, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS
... moreBy Nakisha Mark Ph.D. candidate, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Often when we think of green chemistry, focus is placed on the results, such as greater sustainability, safer processes or creating environmentally-friendly products.
... moreBy: Sarah York & MaryKay Orgill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The start of a new school year is always an exciting time. Campus is restored and polished. First-year students are nervous and bursting with energy. Upper-class students and faculty seem re
... moreBy Dan Bailey, 2020 Peter J. Dunn Award for Green Chemistry Winner
My interest in green chemistry started with a simple realization about how we do chemistry: we produce far more waste than actual products.
I joined the process chemistry group at Takeda Ph
... moreContributed by Tomi Minato, Planning Manager, Japan Association for Chemical Innovation (JACI)
The Japan Association for Chemical Innovation is a public interest incorporated association with members from the chemical industry, consumer products industry,
... moreBy Christiana Briddell, Sr. Communications Manager, ACS Green Chemistry Institute, and featuring Yalinu Poya, Ph.D. student at the University of Glasgow.
When you start to scratch the surface of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the first thin
... moreBy Krishna Padia, Green ChemisTree Foundation, Mumbai, India
The Green ChemisTree Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Mumbai, India. The Foundation works to increase technical knowledge in green chemistry in all sectors of the economy. Through
... moreContributed by: Radhika Gupta and Gunjan Arora, Members of ACS International Student Chapter, University of Delhi, India
The ACS International Student Chapter at the University of Delhi in India has been actively involved in organizing several national and
... moreGet ready to celebrate the periodic table! The U.N. has named 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Mendeleev’s groundbreaking Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. The Intern
... moreThe Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale is collaborating with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on a three-year project to increase the general global awareness and capacities on deployable green chemistry i
... moreContributed by David Constable, Ph.D., Science Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
I have just returned from almost two weeks in India, where I had the privilege of participating in several conferences and workshops. Traveling to India makes for a lon
... moreContributed by Malka Doshi, Green Relations Officer, Green ChemisTree Foundation
The ACS Green Chemistry Institute is once again partnering with the Green ChemisTree Foundation, India for the 5th Industrial Green Chemistry World (IGCW-2017) Convention and
... moreContributed by Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Joseph R. H. Manning, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, University of Sheffield
This blog is based on a recent article and associated
... moreContributed by Oleg Figovsky, Director of Research and Development, Hybrid Coating Technologies; and Alexander Leykin, Olga Birukova, Raisa Potashnikova, and Leonid Shapovalov, Polymate Ltd. International Nanotechnology Research Center
Non-isocyanate Hybri
... moreAccording to the U.S. Department of the Interior, iridium in the Earth’s crust is thought to have come from the same asteroid or comet believed to have caused the extinction of dinosaurs. While crustal abundance of iridium is estimated at 0.001ppm[1], the
... moreContributed by J. H. Docherty and S. P. Thomas, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Chemical catalysis is an engine that powers modern society. The majority of modern chemical transformations, however, rely on the use of precious metals,
... moreContributed by Laura M. Reyes, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, GreenCentre Canada
It is critically important that the right resources are readily available to advance chemistry technologies with the potential to impact climate change. GreenCentre’s
... moreContributed by Mark Dorfman, Biomimicry Chemist, Biomimicry 3.8
Nature, the oldest and wisest chemist, is by necessity, a green chemist. By “nature”, I’m referring to the living natural world. Unlike inanimate rocks and minerals, organisms are constrained
... moreContributed by Catherine Rawlins, Chair of the Northeastern Section American Chemical Society - Younger Chemists Committee (NSYCC)
Over the years of my involvement in the NSYCC, our group and our goals have grown considerably. We continuously expand activ
... moreContributed by Coralie Martin, Communication, Marketing and IR Manager, Deinove; Dennis McGrew, Chief Business Officer, Deinove
More consumers are seeking out products labeled as “natural.” This is especially true in some specific market segments, such as
... moreContributed by Ashley Baker, Research Assistant, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
Slowly but surely the world is waking up to the reality and consequences that come with a disposable tech culture. In May 2009, The Atlantic revealed “clean energy’s dirty lit
... moreContributed by Clarissa A Biscainho, Diego Ss Aires, Sidney M C Chaves, Suzana Borschiver, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, School of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering.
Concerns regarding the environment and growing necessity of technolo
... moreContributed by Tim Bugg, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
Lignin, the aromatic polymer that binds together cellulose and hemicellulose in plant cell walls, is one of the big unsolved problems in the “biorefinery concept
... moreContributed by Jacques Komornicki, Innovation Manager, CEFIC / Suschem
Today, almost 75% of European citizens live in cities and this trend will continue. To succeed in creating sustainable and healthy cities, the Covenant of Mayors was launched in 2008. C
... moreTowards a sustainable model of agriculture in Brazil: Divulging the role of the National Institute of Science and Technology for the Biorational Control of Pest – Insect (INCT-CBIP)
Contributed by Vânia G. Zuin, Maria Fátima G. F. da Silva, João Batista Fe
... moreContributed by Sílvio Vaz, Jr., Research scientist at Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Brazil is one of the largest agricultural producer around the world. The country has a diversified biomass production from agriculture based on grains and fru
... moreContributed by Tiffany N. Ellison, Joseph R. Fortunak, Frederick E. Nytko III, Howard University, Department of Chemistry
Some time ago (December, 2012) we published a story about the work being done by Professor Joseph Fortunak and his research group at H
... moreContributed 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
... moreRecently we asked Dr. C.N. Sivaramakrishnan, a distinguished senior scientist from the Society of Dyes & Colorists in India to respond to some questions to give us a sense of the sustainability challenges and opportunities in the dyeing industry in India.
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