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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 and Community: A Professor’s Perspective

Contributed by Meg Sobkowicz Kline, Assistant Professor of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

I first came across green chemistry as a Ph.D. graduate student of chemical engineering at Colorado School of Mines. Before that I knew I li

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ACSGCI
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New ACS GCI Biochemical Technology Roundtable Opens for Membership

Contributed by Ann Lee-Jeffs, Program Manager; David Constable, Director; Christiana Briddell, Communication Manager, ACS GCI; and Steve Rochlin, co-CEO, IO Sustainability

The bio-based chemical industry is emerging as an important player in achieving a mo

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Ask the Innovators: Sparking Green Chemistry Discussion in an Online Space

Contributed by Laura Hoch, Technical Fellow, GC3

Collaboration and regular interaction between members of the green chemistry community is vital to the growth and widespread adoption of green chemistry. In order to facilitate discussion and networking out

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Continuous and Sustainable Method to Characterize the Penetration Behaviour of Active Substances

Contributed by PETRA HUBER*, SARAH MEROLA, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Life Sciences and Facility Management, Campus Grüental

There is increasing interest in quantifying the penetration of active substances into the skin. Toxicologists wish

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Innovation and Opportunity: Seeking Uncommon Solutions in Rare Earths

Contributed 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

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Conversion of Waste Biomass to Animal Feed, Chemicals, and Fuels

Contributed by Mark Holtzapple, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

In 1996, we received the first Green Chemistry Challenge Award (Academic) for our process that converts waste biomass to animal feed, chemicals, and fuels. This award

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How Algae is Helping to Shape a More Sustainable Future in Consumer Products

Contributed by Rob Falken, Managing Director and Inventor of BLOOM, and Abby Fisher, Design Director, BLOOM

Bioproducts, not biofuels. This is our mantra at BLOOM Foam, and here’s why. Despite the rising popularity of algae-derived biofuels as a sustainabl

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With Green Chemistry the Potential for Better Batteries is Charged with Opportunity

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

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Recyclable Thermosets By Design

Contributed by Stefan Pastine, Co-founder & CTO, Connora Technologies

Waste poses significant environmental and societal challenges all over the world. While some of the waste generated each year can be recycled or repurposed into new products, some materi

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Calling for a Green Chemistry Revolution

A call to action for innovation in CO2 conversion and ocean discovery

Contributed by Paul Bunje & Marcius Extavour, XPRIZE

The Paris climate agreement is a North Star pointing scientists and engineers towards the technological breakthroughs needed to usher

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A Carbon Smart Future through Green Chemistry

Contributed by Freya Burton, Director of Communications, LanzaTech

Today there is an abundance of carbon in all the wrong places. We currently recycle metals, plastics and paper. So why not recycle carbon?

Emerging technologies and continued innovation hold

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Ashley_Baker
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ACS GCI Announces its 4th Green Business Plan Competition: Applications due in 2016

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

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New, Customizable Safer Chemistry Curriculum for Professionals

The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council Education Group is proud to announce the launch of the Safer Chemistry Training for Businesses. This free online curriculum is comprised of educational webinars, ranging from introductory to advanced, and supplementa

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Biotechnology and the Sustainable Choice: The winning connection

Contributed by Claus Stig Pedersen, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Novozymes Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark

BIOTECHNOLOGY ON THE RADAR

A few years ago, a report published by WWF concluded that industrial biotechnology has the p

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Sustainable Rubber is No Stretch

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

The list of companies joining the race towards sustainable rubber is growing. From startups to global chemical manufacturers, there’s a widespread push to develop high quality

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