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The Nexus Blog and Newsletter is published by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® to connect and expand the global green chemistry and engineering community. Learn more about us: www.acs.org/gci.
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Green Chemistry News Roundup: April 28-May 6, 2016

The $100 Billion Business Case for Safer Chemistry

May 6, 2016 | GreenBiz

What would be the value to businesses and our economy if safer chemistry replaced conventional approaches? Is there a way to put a monetary value on the risks and opportunities?

Ecova

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ACSGCI
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Green Chemistry News Roundup: April 9-15, 2016

How a Competitor's Data can Help your Company Cut Pollution

April 14, 2016 | GreenBiz

Companies looking for ways to reduce pollution need look no further than the Environmental Protection Agency.

Companies Get Serious About Water Use

April 13, 2016 | BBC New

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: April 2-8, 2016

Tesla’s Model 3 orders are through the roof. Here’s what that means for the planet.

April 6, 2016 | Washington Post

Tesla Motors unveiled its latest electric car, the Model 3, on March 31, with a lower price tag and 2017 delivery date. Tesla chief executiv

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: March 26-31, 2016

New bachelor programme in chemistry opens doors to international jobs

March 30, 2016 | University of Copenhagen News

Denmark needs chemists who can develop efficient and environmentally sound extraction of fossil oil and gas.

Toxicity is a hazardous waste

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: March 13-25, 2016

BPA Substitute can trigger Fat Cell Formation: Chemical used in BPA-free products exhibits similar endocrine-disrupting effects

March 22, 2016 | Science Daily

Exposure to a substitute chemical often used to replace bisphenol A in plastics can encourage th

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: March 4-11, 2016

United Airlines is flying on biofuels. Here’s why that’s a really big deal.

March 11, 2016 | Washington Post

On Friday, United Airlines will launch a new initiative that uses biofuel to help power flights running between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: February 26 - March 4, 2016

Australian Scientists are Making Hair Products from Wool Waste

March 1, 2016 | Gizmodo

From the shearing shed to catwalk, world stockpiles of waste wool are suddenly in fashion with South Australian scientists who have found a way to give them high value.

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: February 19-26, 2016

Five Ways Chemicals Can Save the World from Climate Change

February 24, 2016 | Elsevier

When it comes to the environment, the chemical industry doesn’t have the best reputation.

What Chemists Do - Biochemistry and Green Chemistry Professor- Video

February 2

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: February 13-19, 2016

Battle Lines are Drawn in One of the Biggest Fights Against Toxic Chemicals in Decades

February 18, 2016 | Alternet

The laws governing the tens of thousands of chemicals that saturate the marketplace are being reformed. But will it make any difference?

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: February 5-12, 2016

Doubts Raised About Key BPA Substitute

February 11, 2016 | Chemistry World

Accumulating research suggests that bisphenol S (BPS) – a preferred substitute for BPA – has a very similar toxicological profile to BPA, and may be no less harmful.

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: January 29 - February 5, 2016

Sprucing Up Biofuel with Renewable Antioxidants

February 5, 2016 | Phys Org

Scientists in the UK have used antioxidants isolated from spruce woodchips to stabilise biodiesel.

"Exploding" Sugar Beet Cells for Faster Fermentation

February 4, 2016 | Phys Org

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: January 21-29, 2016

Chemists Use Biocompatible Method to Synthesize Titania

January 29, 2016 | MEHR News Academy

Iranian and Iraqi researchers studied the possibility of the application of herbal extracts to synthesize titanium dioxide nanoparticles, INIC reports.

Will Green/S

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: January 15-21, 2016

Green Chemistry Hindered by Lack of Toxicology Training

January 21, 2016 | Chemistry World

Pioneers in green chemistry are warning that the development of new environmentally friendly, non-toxic chemicals is being hampered by a lack of training in toxicolo

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: January 8-15, 2016

Green Nano: Positive environmental effects through the use of nanotechnology

January 15, 2016 | Nano Werk

The green nano design principles developed by the German NanoCommission constitute an attempt to establish consensus-based guidelines for environmenta

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Green Chemistry News Roundup: January 1-7, 2016

BioAmber, Reverdia sign a non-assert agreement

January 8, 2016 | Biomass Magazine

Reverdia has signed a non-assert agreement concerning its Biosuccinium technology with BioAmber Inc.

World's First Facility for Producing Bioplastic from Biodiesel Co-product t

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