Contributed by Keith Peterman, Professor of Chemistry, York College of Pennsylvania

Climate change is the defining sustainability issue of our time.  Today’s youth are the first generation to feel the adverse impacts of climate change. And, in the words o

Contributed by Clara Piccirillo, PhD, Decoded Science

Researchers from York University developed a material – Starbon^® – which can selectively recover precious metals such as gold, palladium, and platinum.The material is sustainable, being made from a rene

Contributed by Clara Piccirillo, PhD, Decoded Science

Professor Glenn Lipscomb presented research at the 19th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference July 14-16th on the future challenges of use of membranes for separation processes in industrial

Contributed by Clara Piccirillo, PhD, Decoded Science

Plastic made from plant sugars that you can break down with light and reuse over and over again?

That’s the subject of new research presented at this year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference.

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Innovative technologies tackle climate change, water, and chemical issues

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and

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

It’s hard to believe that we are only a few weeks away from the 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, to be held in N. Bethesda, MD., July 14th through the 16th. Putti

When consumers think about chemistry and chemicals, more often than not household items such as cleaning supplies and personal care products are the first to come to mind. Chemical formulators are the chemists who identify the functions a product needs to

Professors often apply for grants to pursue green chemistry research that could lead to significant environmental benefits and have immediate application within the pharmaceutical industry. The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable has awarded five of such gr

You are here. The red dot at the edge of a map. You’re not quite sure where you’re going and there’s no clear path to get to the yet unknown destination. The first step, now, is to visualize where you’d like to go. Then you can plan, draw the roads, and w

Contributed by Michel Philippe, PhD Senior Research Associate Sustainable Transformations Manager L’ORÉAL Research & Innovation

A STRONG COMMITMENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS

L’Oréal was the first corporation in the cosmetics industry to integrate Green Chemistry pr

Written by Anthony Michetti, Harvard University

Universities play a vital role in supporting research and educating students to understand how chemistry and chemical design can affect health and sustainability. On Thursday, April 16, 2015 the FAS Green Pro

Chris Coons, United States Senator from Delaware, is making sustainability a priority.

Senator Coons’ Newsroom has announced that Coons and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced a bipartisan bill to encourage innovation in the field of sustainable che

Contributed by Stephen C. DeVito, Ph.D., United States Environmental Protection Agency

It is hard to believe that in July, 2015 the 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference will take place. I remember when the Conference was first initiated bac

Contributed by Jorgen Gade Hyldgaard ApS, Mejsevaenget 7, DK-5610 Assens, Denmark

It has become increasingly apparent there is a clear, long-term demand for sustainability with respect to consumer products. The objective of this paper is to provide differe

Contributed by Annette Doerfel, Communications Manager OPTIBIOCAT, BIOCOM AG, Prof Vincenza Faraco, project Coordinator OPTIBIOCAT, University of Naples “Federico II”

When strolling the supermarket aisles, it becomes apparent that an increasing number of p