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21st Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

23 May 2017

Conference: 21st Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
13 – 15 June 2017, Reston Virginia, USA

The overarching theme of the 21st Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in 2017 will be “Making Our Way to a Sustainable Tomorrow.”

The conference invites scientists and leaders from all sectors to come together to address critical topics such as the design of sustainable chemicals, flexible chemical manufacturing, more efficient processes, green chemistry curricula, circular economy considerations, sustainable materials, academic-industry collaborations, chemicals policy and more. Browse all topics in the programme.

The conference is now open for registration.

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13th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries

08 May 2017

The 13th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries will take place in Wroclaw, Poland from Wednesday 7th June until Friday 9th June, 2017. Based on the previous RRB conferences, this conference is expected to welcome about 400 international participants from over 30 countries.

Delegates from university, industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations and venture capital providers will present their views on industrial biotechnology, sustainable (green) chemistry and agricultural policy related to the use of renewable raw materials for non-food applications and energy supply. The conference further aims to provide an overview of the scientific, technical, economic, environmental and social issues of renewable resources and biorefineries in order to give an impetus to the biobased economy and to present new developments in this area.

The conference will provide a forum for leading political, corporate, academic and financial people to discuss recent developments and set up collaborations.

The three day international conference will consist of plenary lectures, oral presentations, poster sessions and an exhibition.

The conference program will cover the following topics:

Bioactive compounds from biomass
Biobased materials
Biomass fractionation
Biocatalysis for bioresource transformation
Bioenergy
Bioproducts from woody biomass
Biorefineries
Biosurfactants
Chemical platform molecules
Downstream processing
Metabolic engineering of fermentation processes
Micro and macro algae technology
Plant cell wall modification
Pretreatment and transformation of lignocellulosics
Sustainability
Thermochemical transformations of biomass
Valorization of biomass waste streams

Green Chemistry will be awarding three poster prizes for the conference for the very best poster work in these fields.

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Recent HOT GC Articles

13 Apr 2015

Check out the following HOT articles, these have all been made free to access for a limited time:

Recycling of rare earths from NdFeB magnets using a combined leaching/extraction system based on the acidity and thermomorphism of the ionic liquid [Hbet][Tf₂N]
David Dupont and Koen Binnemans
Green Chem., 2015,17, 2150-2163
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00155B

Upgrading biogenic furans: blended C₁₀–C₁₂ platform chemicals via lyase-catalyzed carboligations and formation of novel C₁₂ – choline chloride-based deep-eutectic-solvents
Joseph Donnelly, Christoph R. Müller, Lotte Wiermans, Christopher J. Chuck and Pablo Domínguez de María
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00342C

From simple organobromides or olefins to highly value-added bromohydrins: a versatile performance of dimethyl sulfoxide
Song Song, Xiaoqiang Huang, Yu-Feng Liang, Conghui Tang, Xinwei Lia and Ning Jiao
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00184F

Extraction and separation of neodymium and dysprosium from used NdFeB magnets: an application of ionic liquids in solvent extraction towards the recycling of magnets
Sofía Riaño and Koen Binnemans
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00230C, Paper

Greening the global phosphorus cycle: how green chemistry can help achieve planetary P sustainability
Paul J. A. Withers, James J. Elser, Julian Hilton, Hisao Ohtake, Willem J. Schipper and Kimo C. van Dijk
Green Chem., 2015,17, 2087-2099
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC02445A, Perspective

Stimuli-responsive/rheoreversible hydraulic fracturing fluids as a greener alternative to support geothermal and fossil energy production $Stimuli-responsive/rheoreversible hydraulic fracturing fluids as a greener alternative to support geothermal and fossil energy production$
H. B. Jung, K. C. Carroll, S. Kabilan, D. J. Heldebrant, D. Hoyt, L. Zhong, T. Varga, S. Stephens, L. Adams, A. Bonneville, A. Kuprat and C. A. Fernandez
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01917B, Paper

Fluorine gas for life science syntheses: green metrics to assess selective direct fluorination for the synthesis of 2-fluoromalonate esters
Antal Harsanyi and Graham Sandford
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00402K, Paper

Layered MoS₂ nanoparticles on TiO₂ nanotubes by a photocatalytic strategy for use as high-performance electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reactions
Chenhui Meng, Zhaoyue Liu, Tierui Zhang and Jin Zhai
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00272A, Communication

Ionic liquid-stabilized nanoparticles as catalysts for the conversion of biomass
K. L. Luska, P. Migowski and W. Leitner
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00231A, Critical Review

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Recent HOT GC Articles

20 Nov 2014

Check out the following HOT articles, these have all been made free to access for a limited time:
Chemical conversion pathways for carbohydrates
Chandrani Chatterjee, Frances Pong and Ayusman Sen
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01062K

Catalytic conversion of carbohydrate-derived oxygenates over HZSM-5 in a tandem micro-reactor system
Kaige Wang, Jing Zhang, Brent H. Shanks and Robert C. Brown
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01784F

Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent
Xun Hu, Roel J. M. Westerhof, Liping Wu, Dehua Dong and Chun-Zhu Li
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01826E

Recent progress on supported polyoxometalates for biodiesel synthesis via esterification and transesterification
Nilesh Narkhede, Sukriti Singh and Anjali Patel
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01743A

A novel D-glucosamine-derived pyridyl-triazole@palladium catalyst for solvent-free Mizoroki–Heck reactions and its application in the synthesis of Axitinib
Chao Shen, Hongyun Shen, Ming Yang,Chengcai Xia and Pengfei Zhang
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01606H

Aqueous ionic liquid solutions as alternatives for sulphide-free leather processing
R. Vijayaraghavan, N. Vedaraman, C. Muralidharan, A. B. Mandal and D. R. MacFarlane
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01476F

Si-mediated fabrication of reduced graphene oxide and its hybrids for electrode materials
Barun Kumar Barman and Karuna Kar Nanda
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01485E

Conversion of biomass derived valerolactone into high octane number gasoline with an ionic liquid
Jiayu Xin, Dongxia Yan, Olubunmi Ayodele, Zhan Zhang, Xingmei Lu and Suojiang Zhang
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01792G

Ionic liquids: not always innocent solvents for cellulose
Matthew T. Clough, Karolin Geyer, Patricia A. Hunt, Sunghee Son, Uwe Vagt and Tom Welton
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01955E

Electrocatalytic upgrading of model lignin monomers with earth abundant metal electrodes
Chun Ho Lam, Christy B. Lowe, Zhenglong Li, Kelsey N. Longe, Jordan T. Rayburn, Michael A. Caldwell, Carly E. Houdek, Jack B. Maguire, Christopher M. Saffron, Dennis J. Miller and James E. Jackson
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01632G

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A greener recipe for copper nanowires – GC article in Chemistry World

20 Nov 2014

Written by William Bergius

In an ingenious application of food chemistry more commonly associated with the searing of steak or baking of bread, scientists in Singapore have developed a green synthesis for well-defined copper nanowires (CuNWs).

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most widely used transparent conductor in today’s consumer technology, featuring in solar cells, touch screens and LED displays. However, alternatives are being sought due to the high cost and finite supply of indium. Films made from silver or copper nanowires are promising candidates, exhibiting high conductivity and optical transparency in addition to being flexible….

The Maillard reaction is responsibile for the delicious aroma of baked bread, grilled steak and roasted coffee © iStock photo

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Read the full article by William Bergius here

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Facile control of copper nanowire dimensions via the Maillard reaction: using food chemistry for fabricating large-scale transparent flexible conductors

M. Kevin, Gregory Y. R. Limb and G. W. Ho

Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01566E

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Sleeping sickness fly trap in a nutshell – GC article in Chemistry World

13 Nov 2014

Written by Charlie Quigg

An international team of chemists has developed a green method for creating odour attractants to trap the insects that spread African sleeping sickness.

Sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis is transmitted by tsetse flies and is a threat to millions of people, and their livestock, across sub-Saharan Africa. Trapping these flies can reduce the number of sleeping sickness cases. Unfortunately, the odour attractants that draw the flies in are often prohibitively expensive – barring buffalo urine, which has unfortunate hygienic and olfactory detractions – limiting their use…

Interested to know more?

Read the full article by Charlie Quigg here

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Synthesis of tsetse fly attractants from a cashew nut shell extract by isomerising metathesis

S. Baader, P.E. Podsiadly, D.J. Cole Hamilton and L.J. Goossen

Green Chem., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01269K

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Driving towards success with biomass-derived petrol – GC article in Chemistry World

11 Nov 2014

Chinese scientists have overcome previous limitations to generate high octane number petrol from biomass-derived γ-valerolactone (GVL), an organic compound that is already often blended in small amounts with petrol or diesel. Using an ionic liquid catalyst, the conversion churned out a 2,2,4-trimethylpentane-rich substance with an octane number of 95.4, the highest reported for biomass derived fuel.

Process for converting GVL into high octane number petrol

Petrol, the liquid many of us use to run our cars, is typically obtained from fossil fuels. But, with energy demands rocketing, producing a renewable and sustainable alternative has become a challenge for many researchers…

Interested to know more?

Read the full article by Anisha Ratan in Chemistry World here…

Read the article in GC:

Conversion of biomass derived valerolactone into high octane number gasoline with an ionic liquid
Jiayu Xin, Dongxia Yan, Olubunmi Ayodele, Zhan Zhang, Xingmei Lu and Suojiang Zhang
Green Chem., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01792G

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