The GC&E Business Plan Competition is a unique program in the green chemistry community. The goal of the competition is to support and train early-stage, pre-revenue entrepreneurs to move forward with their green chemistry and engineering ideas. Today we

Sustainable Chemistry at Industrial Technologies

May 27th, 2016 | Suschem

Industrial Technologies 2016 will be the largest networking conference in the field of new production technologies, materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology and digital technologies i

Dr. Yu is a keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, Oregon. As a chemist at the Scripps Research Institute, his work has focused on discovery and rational design of new reactions using C-H activation.

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Global Bioenergies is one of the few companies in the world and the only one in Europe to develop a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation. The company has focused initially on the production of isobutene, one of the

Contributed by David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

In less than a month we’ll be in Portland, OR, for the 20th Annual GC&E Conference and I hope many of you have made plans to attend.  We are very grateful to our Organizing Committee,

This year, heading to Portland, Oregon for the 20th Annual GC&E isn’t the only new and exciting feature! ACS GCI and the GC&E Committee will be hosting a Fun Run and Pub Crawl for those who are interested in participating.

Interested in exploring Portland’

Contributed by Dawn Holt, Project Manager, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

The momentum continues.  Over the past year you’ve heard us talk about the chartering and development of the Green Chemistry Education Roadmap.  We’ve assembled sessions at our GC&E

The sessions in this year’s 20th Annual GC&E Conference are packed with the latest research and discoveries in green chemistry and engineering. Take a look through the sessions – as described by the organizers themselves – to learn more about what real-wo

Contributed by Dr Nathalie BEREZINA, Chief technical officer- Downstream, Ynsect

Insects are the most abundant eukaryotes worldwide. More than million species have been identified so far, and it is among insects that the room for discovery is estimated to

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

Walmart Grows the Chemical Footprint Movement

May 13, 2016 | GreenBiz

Walmart announced in April that it has removed 95 percent of the 10 highest priority chemicals targeted by its pioneering Sustainable Chemistry Policy.

The UO's New Innovation Hub Opens in

Contributed by Dr. Zhichao Hu, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University

Many of us have heard of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting, but we rarely ask what is behind these clean energy applications. A

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?

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Contributed by David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

As we get closer to the 20th Annual GC&E​, I’d like to think that the pace of activity would slow a bit and we would be in a more settled state.  I have to say that is definitely not

Session: Bridging Green Solvent Design, Impacts, and Application

Organizers: Lindsay Soh, Assistant Professor, Lafayette College and Aaron Scurto, Associate Professor, The University of Kansas

In regards to designing greener processes, the use of solvents c