Recyclable Bioplastics Cooled Down, Cooked Up in Chem Lab

December 3, 2015 | PHYS ORG

Colorado State University chemists made a completely recyclable, biodegradable polymer, paving a potential new road to truly sustainable, petroleum-free plastics.

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Contributed by Yunejung Park, 12th grade student, Korea International School, Jeju

In 1933 Mrs. Brown in Ohio dyed her lashes with Lash Lure--a permanent mascara containing a chemical used to tan leather and clothes--which blinded her. Fifteen more women l

Contributed by Nathaniel Beres, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Heidelberg University

I don’t remember hearing about green chemistry as an undergraduate, and if I did, I would have thought that it meant I should recycle. It wasn’t until graduate school t

American's Bioeconomy Grows Opportunity
November 19, 2015 | USDA

The U.S. bioeconomy is thriving – supporting millions of jobs, driving economic growth, and expanding opportunities for biobased products from America’s farms and forests.

ARBIOS Receives €

Contributed by Robert J. Giraud, The Chemours Company, Christiana Briddell, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®, and Amit Sehgal, Solvay USA Inc.

Separation processes account for over a third of the energy used in chemical manufacturing. To advance the availabi

The ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® is pleased to announce that governing board member Lauren Heine and program manager, Ann Lee-Jeffs will be featured speakers next month at Chemical Watch’s Global Supply Chain Summit in Arlington, VA. Ann and Lauren will

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 ACS Green Chemistry Institute^® is proud to announce the 2015 Ciba Travel Award Winners: Brooke Mason, Tova Williams, Brendan Phillips and Ryan Pearson.

The Ciba Travel award sponsors the participation of students—from high school through graduate schoo

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

The Fall is always such a busy time of year as everyone rushes madly about to complete year-long objectives while teeing up plans for next year.  It’s also the time when we do a major

Contributed by Paul Withers, Professor of Geography, Bangor University

Society needs an external source of phosphorus (P) for food, bioenergy and industrial production, but this essential resource is finite, increasingly costly and running out. There is no

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Deinove is Included in the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2015-16

November 5, 2015 | CNN

Deinove is ushering in a new era of green chemistry by designing and developing new standards of production based on bacteria of untapped pot

‘Horizon Faculty Fellowship’ Helps Entrepreneurial Professors

October 29, 2015 | Mcpherson Sentinel

Teacher incorporates entrepreneurial concepts of critical thinking and sustainability into a general education chemistry course that emphasizes “Green” chemi

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

University of Sheffield to Expand Unique Partnership with Nanjing Tech University

October 23, 2015 | The University of Sheffield

Joint Institute will develop Masters and Ph.D. collaborations as well as joint research initiatives, starting with Green Chemis