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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contributed by Reuben Hudson, Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, and Jeff Katz, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Colby College

Beyond solving an obvious energy dilemma, curbing our societal need for petroleum will also require finding alternative materials fo

This year the American Chemical Society and chemists around the world are celebrating National Chemistry Week (NCW) in color! The 2015 NCW theme is "Chemistry Colors Our World", focusing on the chemistry of food colors, fireworks, rainbows, natural dyes,

Contributed by Ellen Sweet, Laboratory Ventilation Specialist, Cornell Department of Environmental Health and Safety; Mark Howe, Energy Manager, Cornell Department of Energy and Sustainability; and Spring Buck, Associate Director, Cornell Facilities Manag

Contributed by Glaucia Mendes Souza, President of FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program BIOEN, University of São Paulo

Bioenergy is part of a larger transition to a bioeconomy in which bioproducts will be competing by means of efficiency and price. The last 5

Contributed by Mark Ryan, Marketing Manager, Shepherd Color Co.

Shepherd Color specializes in CICP (Complex Inorganic Color Pigments) that provide durable color in the most demanding applications where heat, chemicals, UV and weathering conditions make oth