Archive for June, 2016

EPA Announces Winners of 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

28 Jun 2016

Green Chemistry would like to congratulate the recent winners of the EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards promote the environmental and economic benefits of developing and using novel green chemistry. These prestigious annual awards recognise chemical technologies that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use.

2016 Award Winners

For Greener Synthetic Pathways
CB&I
Albemarle
AlkyClean® Technology:  An Inherently Safer Technology for the Production of Gasoline Alkylate

For Greener Reaction Conditions
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Instinct® Technology – Making Nitrogen Fertilizers Work More Effectively for Farmers and the Planet

For Designing Greener Chemicals and Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change
Newlight Technologies
AirCarbon: Greenhouse Gas Transformed into High-Performance Thermoplastic

For Small Business
Verdezyne
Renewable Nylon Through Commercialization of BIOLONTM DDDA

For Academic
Professor Paul J. Chirik of Princeton University
Catalysis with Earth Abundant Transition Metals

For more information please visit the EPA website.

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Green Chemistry Impact Factor increases to 8.506

14 Jun 2016

Green Chemistry is pleased to announce its Impact Factor has increased to 8.506*.

Green Chemistry continues to lead the field as the home of cutting-edge science for the development of alternative sustainable technologies. Our broad scope and the interdisciplinary nature of research published in the journal, coupled with our rigorous peer review and rapid times to publication, ensures your work will quickly attract the attention it deserves.

As we celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the green chemistry concept, our esteemed Editorial and Advisory Board members revisit the 12 principles of green chemistry and look ahead to the future of the field. Read the Editorials in our special online collection.

We would like to thank all our authors, readers, reviewers and Editorial & Advisory Board members for making Green Chemistry a unique forum for research that enables a greener sustainable future

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year, by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2015 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters).

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Registration Open – 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

03 Jun 2016

Regular Registration Open Until June 12
The 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

“Advancing Sustainable Solutions by Design”

Register Now for the 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E) held June 14-16, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.

Held by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, this event is the premier conference on green chemistry and engineering. Hundreds of participants from industry, government, and academia come together every year to share research as well as education and business strategies to ensure a green and sustainable future.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at gceconferences@acs.org or visit us at www.gcande.com.

Booth space in the Green Expo and conference sponsorships are still available for your organization! See the conference sponsorship brochure for details.

Referral Program

Compete in Our Second Round of the Referral Prize Sweepstakes!

Register now for the 20th Annual GC&E Conference! Regular Registration ends June 12! (There is a $50 increase for on-site registration).

This premier conference on green chemistry and engineering, held June 14-16, 2016, annually hosts hundreds of participants from around the world in industry, government, and academia to share research breakthroughs as well as business and education strategies to ensure a green and sustainable future.

Refer a friend/colleague to register for GC&E for a chance to win prizes up to $100 value! Learn more here.

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