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09 Sep 2024

The Green Foundation box

From the beginning of December 2024, all submitted manuscripts to Green Chemistry must include a Green Foundation box. This box should contain three numbered points answering three specific questions based on the article type (140 words maximum). This box will be seen by the editor and reviewers and will help them ascertain the green advance that the work presents. If the manuscript is accepted this box will also be published. Manuscripts cannot be considered by the editor or reviewed without this box. More information can be found in this Editorial

The questions to be answered are:

Primary research: Communications and Full Papers
1. How does your work advance the field of green chemistry?
2. Please can you describe your specific green chemistry achievement, either quantitatively or qualitatively?
3. How could your work be made greener and be elevated by further research?

 Secondary research: Critical reviews, Tutorial reviews, and Perspectives
1. What advances in green chemistry have been discussed?
2. What makes the area of study of significant wider interest?
3. What will the future of this field hold, and how will the insight in your review help shape green chemistry science?

Examples

The Editorial Office, in collaboration with past and present Editorial Board Members, have put together a list examples based on recently published articles.

Click below to read the examples.

Article type: Communications
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Electrochemical-induced benzyl C–H amination towards the synthesis of isoindolinones via aroyloxy radical-mediated C–H activation
M. Yu, Y. Gao, L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, H. Yi, Z. Huang and A. Lei
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 1445-1450. DOI: 10.1039/D1GC04676D

Green foundation
  1. We report a cost-effective, safe, and sustainable electrochemical strategy to effectively and selectively realize benzyl C–H amination via aroyloxy radical-mediated C–H activation. With this strategy, we are able to rapidly synthesize a set of valuable isoindolinones by using easily available o-alkyl benzoic acids and nitriles as starting materials under mild conditions without the use of transition metal catalysts and external oxidants.
  2. The synthetic value of this method is also illustrated by post-derivatizations to newly accessible scaffolds, thus paving the way towards versatile molecules of interest with potential pharmaceutical applications. We present a “green” concept starting with simple starting materials and through sustainable reaction conditions we provide an effective synthetic pathway to a series of pharmaceutically relevant isoindolinones.
  3. It will be beneficial for organic chemists to access pharmaceuticals and natural products involving lactam skeletons, therefore, making contributions to the new drug development.

A highly active, thermally robust iron(iii)/potassium(i) heterodinuclear catalyst for bio-derived epoxide/anhydride ring-opening copolymerizations
W. T. Diment, G. Rosetto, N. Ezaz-Nikpay, R. W. F. Kerr and C. K. Williams
Green Chem., 2023, 25, 2262-2267. DOI:10.1039/D2GC04580J

Green foundation
  1. We investigate the synthesis of degradable polyesters from sustainable monomers mediated by an earth abundant metals, iron and potassium.
  2. The catalyst showed field-leading activity and selectivity for highly challenging, renewable monomers. It efficiently produced a series of amorphous, high Tg (>100 °C) polyesters, which carry significant potential as degradable thermoplastics, engineering polymers, resins and vitrimers.
  3. The Fe(iii)/K(i) combination should be tested with other ancillary ligands and as catalysts targeted for other sustainable polymerizations, e.g. carbon dioxide/epoxide ROCOP or lactide, lactone or cyclic carbonate ring-opening polymerizations which may benefit from heterodinuclear synergy.

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Article type: Full papers
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Assessing the environmental benefit of palladium-based single-atom heterogeneous catalysts for Sonogashira coupling
D. Faust Akl, D. Poier, S. C. D’Angelo, T. P. Araújo, V. Tulus, O. V. Safonova, S. Mitchell, R. Marti, G. Guillén-Gosálbez and J. Pérez-Ramírez
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 6879-6888. DOI: 10.1039/D2GC01853E

Green foundation
  1. This study quantitatively assesses through life-cycle analysis (LCA) possible environmental benefits of replacing soluble palladium organometallic complexes with single-atom heterogeneous catalysts in cross-coupling reactions, exemplified for the Sonogashira reaction.
  2. Reusing the heterogeneous catalyst once, assuming its stability and full metal retention, can already deliver advantages in various impact categories over the conventional homogeneous systems, with the potential for orders-of-magnitude improvements. The LCA results provide criteria for implementing solid, reusable catalysts in sustainable organic transformations.
  3. In future work, the presented LCA framework may inform catalyst design and help streamline research efforts toward more sustainable catalytic materials.

High performance, but low cost and environmental impact? Integrated techno-economic and life cycle assessment of polyoxazolidinone as a novel high-performance polymer
M. Bachmann, A. Marxen, R. Schomäcker and A. Bardow
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 9143-9156. DOI:10.1039/D2GC02400D

Green foundation
  1. This work assesses the economic and environmental potential of polyoxazolidinones (POX) as high-performance thermoplastics.
  2. A combined techno-economic and life-cycle assessment shows that POX reduce the carbon footprint of high-performance thermoplastics at competitive costs even for fossil-based production. Employing biomass could further reduce the carbon footprint but would introduce environmental trade-offs such increasing freshwater eutrophication.
  3. POX are identified as promising as high-performance thermoplastics, but the assumed material performance needs to be confirmed experimentally and environmental trade-offs considered in detail before large-scale implementation.

Early-stage impact assessment tool (ESTIMATe) for the life cycle assessment of CO2-based chemicals
H. Minten, B. D. Vandegehuchte, B. Jaumard, R. Meys, C. Reinert and A. Bardow
Green Chem., 2024, 26, 8728-8743. DOI:10.1039/D4GC00964A

Green foundation
  1. This work introduces a software tool allowing non-experts to perform early-stage life-cycle assessment for CO2 conversion processes.
  2. The open-source Excel tool ESTIMATe is provided that automates and streamlines life-cycle assessment of carbon capture and utilization processes. LCA assumptions are automated and estimation tools are provided to fill data gaps. Thereby, ESTIMATe makes environment assessments accessible to non-experts even at early-stages of development.
  3. Deployment of the ESTIMATe tool will hopefully improve early-stage decision making and also help to refine the tool itself. Future developments are to expand the scope beyond CO2 conversion.

Introducing the use of a recyclable solid electrolyte for waste minimization in electrosynthesis: preparation of 2-arylbenzoxazoles under flow conditions
F. Ferlin, F. Valentini, F. Campana and L. Vaccaro
Green Chem., 2024, 26, 6625-6633. DOI:10.1039/D4GC00930D

Green foundation
  1. The work introduces the use of solid electrolyte into organic electrosynthesis, and it proves that with this approach is possible to significantly reduce the waste associated to the use of stochiometric classic homogeneous electrolyte generally containing halides
  2. Calculation of the green metrics (E-factors, RME, MRP) for the newly defined procedure and several literature examples, allow to quantify the specific achievement. E-factor has been reduced of ca. 82-99%. Mass of the electrolyte generally constitutes 25–68% of the entire E-kernel and in our case, we could obtain a very low value of 0.12%.
  3. Future research will be dedicated to expanding the utilization of solid electrolyte in different electroassisted processes using with safe recoverable reaction media.

Valorisation of phenols to coumarins through one-pot palladium-catalysed double C–H functionalizations
G. Brufani, F. Valentini, F. Sabatelli, B. Di Erasmo, A. M. Afanasenko, C.-J. Li and L. Vaccaro
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 9094-9100. DOI:10.1039/D2GC03579K

Green foundation
  1. The use of a novel synthetic strategy based on the Pd/C catalysed C−H functionalization of substituted phenols has allowed the direct synthesis of prenylated coumarins. The multistep protocols for the synthesis of osthole-like derivatives, which frequently use toxic reagents and non-recyclable catalysts, could be replaced using our one-pot procedure, which has proven to be efficient in the synthesis of biologically active products.
  2. Our newly procedures for the synthesis of osthole derivates showed significant improvement in terms of atom economy, from 32% to 81%. For direct comarin synthesis, the waste was reduced up to 56% and the efficient recovery and reuse of heterogeneous catalytic system has allowed a TON value of 41 (over 5 consecutive runs) which is greater than the value obtained for analogous homogeneous systems (6.2–32.3).
  3. Further work on the kinetics and the mechanism would aid in future research particularly for other derivatives

Aerobic waste-minimized Pd-catalysed C–H alkenylation in GVL using a tube-in-tube heterogeneous flow reactor
F. Ferlin, I. Anastasiou, L. Carpisassi and L. Vaccaro.
Green Chem., 2021, 23, 6576-6582. DOI:10.1039/D1GC01870A

Green foundation
  1. We utilize an efficient flow reactor system for the Fujiwara–Moritani C–H alkenylation reaction of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone. The protocol features very limited metal leaching, high stability of the catalyst, and applicability to a range of substituted acetanilides and N-methoxybenzamides and others.
  2. By using the flow reactor system, the external oxidant could be minimised, which also reduced leaching of the palladium catalyst (from ca. 4 ppm to 0.2–0.02 ppm). The use of biomass derived GVL as the reaction medium also reduced metal leaching by almost an order of magnitude to the next best solvent. By comparing to protocols in the literature, the E-factor value of our newly defined protocol is 80->99% lower and the reaction mass efficiency and materials recovery parameter are noticeably improved.
  3. When scaling up, an efficient recovery process for the leached palladium would be critical for a sustainable system.

Non-noble metal heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen-driven deoxydehydration of vicinal diol compounds
J. Gan, Y. Nakagawa, M. Yabushita and K. Tomishige.
Green Chem., 2024, 26, 8267-8281. DOI:10.1039/D4GC02006E

Green foundation
  1. From the viewpoint of carbon neutrality and carbon recycling, the synthesis of biomass to valuable chemicals using greener catalysts is increasingly important. The present work shows the development of non-noble metal catalysts for deoxydehydration (DODH).
  2. Rather than use noble metal catalysts like Re or Au, we show the development and activity of a range of non-noble metal catalysts for the DODH reaction of 1,4-anhydroerythritol, a typical biomass-derived platform molecule, and demonstrate comparable yields of the target product. The new catalyst could be reused after calcination without loss of activity.
  3. An environmental impact assessment of the catalyst preparation and the final process could help guide the next steps.

Accessing secondary amine containing fine chemicals and polymers with an earth-abundant hydroaminoalkylation catalyst
M. Manßen, S. S. Scott, D. Deng, C. H. M. Zheng and L. L. Schafer.
Green Chem., 2023, 25, 2629-2639. DOI:10.1039/D3GC00011G

Green foundation
  1. We present a titanium-catalysed hydroaminoalkylation process, as a greener alternative to the industrially accepted hydroaminomethylation transformation, which relies on rhodium hydroformylation catalysts.
  2. Our Ti(NMe2)4/ligand system showed activity for an increased diversity of substrates, excellent regioselectivity, simple catalyst design, and quantifiable improvement on standard environmental assessment metrics. Compared to the best-in-class tantalum hydroaminoalkylation catalyst, our catalyst based on Ti(NMe2)4/ligand was shown by LCA to be less impactful in five out of nine categories for amine terminated polypropylene synthesis.
  3. This Ti(NMe2)4/ligand system could also be used for challenging postpolymerisation of macromolecular substrates, where this catalyst and process would offer a greener alternative.

Ultrasonic-assisted oxidation of cellulose to oxalic acid over gold nanoparticles supported on iron-oxide
P. N. Amaniampong, Q. T. Trinh, T. Bahry, J. Zhang and F. Jérôme.
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 4800-4811. DOI:10.1039/D2GC00433J

Green foundation
  1. The global market for oxalic acid was around 1340 thousand tons in 2022. Here we present a greener alternative to the harsh conditions regularly required in industry to overcome the recalcitrance of cellulose in chemical processing.
  2. We demonstrate that low frequency ultrasound induces the fragmentation of cellulose particles to facilitate the otherwise highly challenging, base-free oxidation of cellulose to oxalic acid. We show that ultrasonic conditions lead to partial fragmentation of cellulose particles, making it more reactive with the catalyst.
  3. Full elucidation and greater understanding of the role of ultrasonic conditions on the reaction mechanism is required.

Development of a solvent sustainability guide for the paints and coatings industry
L. Pilon, D. Day, H. Maslen, O. P. J. Stevens, N. Carslaw, D. R. Shaw and H. F. Sneddon.
Green Chem., 2024, Advance Article. DOI:10.1039/D4GC01962H

Green foundation
  1. The paints and coatings industry has increasingly been moving towards lower emissions and the nature of the solvents considered in future is anticipated to come under increasing scrutiny. A solvent sustainability guide is offered for the paints and coatings industry, considering solvents likely of interest in this sector, and considering criteria relevant to these applications.
  2. A range of solvents relevant to this sector were compared. While instances where like-for-like drop-in replacements can be identified are expected to be few, the guide allows ready identification of a range of greener or more sustainable solvents as possible start points for further formulation research.
  3. New solvent data continues to be collected, and regulations evolve, therefore, it is essential to only to use this guide in conjunction with reliable sources to obtain the most current information.

Selectivity switch by phase switch – the key to a high-yield furfural process
L. Ricciardi, W. Verboom, J.-P. Lange and J .Huskens
Green Chem., 2021, 23, 8079-8088.  DOI:10.1039/D1GC01752G

Green foundation
  1. Furfural is a versatile intermediate for biofuels and bio-based chemicals. We present a greener alternative to the industrial process that converts xylose-rich hydrolysate to furfural with higher yield.
  2. High xylose-to-furfural yield at and above approx. 90 mol%, becomes feasible with a variety of solvent combinations and phenylboronic acid concentrations. A conceptual process design for scaled-up furfural production is presented, where the produced furfural could be recovered from the system with modest losses of the solvents in the waste streams, and thus minimizing waste and maximizing recyclability.
  3. Additional research is needed to (1) finetune the selection of solvent and boronic acid to further minimize losses and toxicity/environmental risks, (2) validate the process concept and (3) deliver the information needed for designing the major pieces of equipment.

 

Article type: Perspectives
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Energy crisis in Europe enhances the sustainability of green chemicals
A. Nabera, I.-R. Istrate, A. José Martín, J. Pérez-Ramírez and G. Guillén-Gosálbez.
Green Chem., 2023, 25, 6603-6611. DOI:10.1039/D3GC01053H

Green foundation
  1. Global production of ammonia and methanol are key elements of the chemical industry. Recent increases in energy prices in Europe have created a recent scenario where renewable options for both ammonia and methanol had the potential to outperform their fossil counterparts for six months (as of December 2021).
  2. If the European chemical industry can establish cost-competitive production routes of green ammonia and methanol, overcoming the primary obstacle to their implementation, then they have the opportunity to lead the transition and global movement towards environmentally responsible practices, while simultaneously reaping significant economic benefits in the long run.
  3. Global concerns regarding the environment and the price of sustainability means that identifying cost competitive low-carbon technologies are of special interest. With a coordinated effort from academia, industry, and policymakers, Europe can lead the grand transition towards more sustainable practices in the chemical industry.

Recent advances in the heterogeneous photochemical synthesis of C–N bonds
J. J. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Zong, A. Lei and Z. Sun.
Green Chem., 2023, 25, 5010-5023. DOI:10.1039/D3GC00931A

Green foundation
  1. Classical activation of C-N bonds with chemical processes can be made greener through photoactivation and the utilization of sunlight. We discuss the structure, characteristics, and reactivity of different types of heterogeneous photocatalysts for C–N coupling reactions.
  2. The synthesis and development of heterogeneous photocatalysts has progressed faster than testing for C-X activation. Herin, we summarize the most recent developments in photocatalysts, how they apply to C-X activation using C-N as an example, and then how reactions may be scaled up with a flow reactor.
  3. Many C-X activation reactions remain unresearched and providing greener alternatives to chemical reactions through the application of sunlight remains a high challenge. Scaling up photoactivated reactions to become industrially relevant would have a great impact.
Article type: Critical Reviews
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Lignin for energy applications – state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends
A. Beaucamp, M. Muddasar, I. Saana Amiinu, M. Moraes Leite, M. Culebras, K. Latha, M. C. Gutiérrez, D. Rodriguez-Padron, F. del Monte, T. Kennedy, K. M. Ryan, R. Luque, M.-M. Titirici and Maurice N. Collins.
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 1445-1450. DOI: 10.1039/D2GC02724K

Green foundation
  1. Lignin is finding application in a remarkable array of materials for different energy applications from electrodes through to batteries. Here we assess the environmental impact of recent discoveries and the viability of future outcomes.
  2. Lignin is a by-product of several global industries. Research into its efficient processing and use is of wide interest, especially for certain use cases where more expensive or less green materials can be replaced.
  3. The emergence of economically viable biorefineries is a welcome step for the use of lignin for energy applications. However, for example, the depolymerisation processes are yet to be fully upscaled. For batteries, improvements in performance of lignin-based electrodes in full cell batteries should be the ultimate ambition.

Classic vs. C–H functionalization strategies in the synthesis of APIs: a sustainability comparison
F. Ferlin, G. Brufani, G. Rossinia and L. Vaccaro.
Green Chem., 2023, 25, 7916-7933. DOI:10.1039/D3GC02516K

Green foundation
  1. The research and discovery of efficient routes of synthesis for active pharmaceutical ingredients is an extraordinary challenge. We discuss and compare the relative sustainability and greenness of a range of functionalization strategies.
  2. There are significant and important demands to look at the environmental and safety impact of C–H functionalization methodologies from academia to industry. The adoption of green technologies and strategies for C–H functionalization adds to the transition to sustainable methodologies.
  3. Development of techno-economic studies on this subject would provide further opportunities for research and pave the way for the development of greener chemical methodologies.

Safe and sustainable chemicals and materials: a review of sustainability assessment frameworks
J. C. Caldeira, E. Abbate, C. Moretti, L. Mancinia and S. Sala.
Green Chem., 2024, 26, 7456-7477. DOI:10.1039/D3GC04598F

Green foundation
  1. We discuss how sustainability has been implemented in frameworks that are used to identify criteria for safe and sustainable by design chemicals and materials – particularly frameworks that consider more than one sustainability dimension (e.g., safety, environmental, social, and economic).
  2. This broad scope assessment of a range of frameworks from over 155 sources from academia, industry and government, allows for systematic comparison. By following these frameworks and studying the relative criteria, viable or alternative chemicals and materials can be screened before commercialization to avoid regrettable substitutions.
  3. Future studies to produce a comprehensive set of indicators for examining the sustainability of a chemical within proposals of frameworks from academia, governments, NGOs, or industry, are needed and also a well-defined method for assessing circularity.

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Article type: Tutorial Reviews
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Advances in catalytic dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde
J. Pang, M. Yin, Pengfei Wu, X. Li, H. Li, M. Zheng and T. Zhang.
Green Chem., 2021, 23, 7902-7916. DOI: 10.1039/D1GC02799A

Green foundation
  1. We discuss greener methods to partially or totally replace fossil-based acetaldehyde. Owing to the wide range of applications of acetaldehyde, the catalytic conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde has been extensively studied.
  2. Acetaldehyde is an important commodity with an annual production of over 106 tons. It is a key reagent or solvent for the production of a variety of industrial chemicals, such as peracetic acid, pentaerythritol and pyridine-based products. After years of study, the dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde has developed to the point that it is a promising way to replace the fossil ethylene method, which uses Ag catalysts at a large scale even though these catalysts still face deactivation and regeneration issues.
  3. Although some interesting catalysts have been developed for oxidative and non-oxidative ethanol dehydrogenations, there remains significant work before these processes are commercially viable, especially over non-noble metal catalysts.

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Green Chemistry 25th anniversary celebration symposium: Biorefinery for a low-carbon society

17 May 2024

On April 21,2024 the Green Chemistry 25th anniversary celebration symposium: Biorefinery for a low-carbon society, co-sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, was held at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. This conference was held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Green Chemistry. It aimed to discuss the latest progress in converting biomass into renewable energy, chemicals and materials, and to contribute to the construction of a low-carbon society.

The opening ceremony was hosted by Prof. Tao Zhang (Director of the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Fundamentals of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and Green Chemistry’s Editorial Board Member), Prof.  Zhongmin Liu (Director of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics), and Dr Guanqun Song (Regional Publisher at the Royal Society of Chemistry). Dr. Michael Rowan (Green Chemistry’s Executive Editor) also extended his welcoming to this event via video, and thanked the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics for its support and contribution to this symposium. After the opening ceremony, Prof. Tao Zhang awarded the Green Chemistry Excellence certificate to the speakers.

This symposium focused on the field of biorefinery and invited more than 50 experts in related fields to participate. A total of 19 talks and 1 free discussion were held. The talks covered key topics in the conversion of biomass into renewable energy, chemicals and materials, exploring the application and innovation of chemical catalysis, biocatalysis and other emerging strategies in biorefineries. Each talk demonstrated the in-depth thinking and innovative results of the researchers, highlighted the active exploration and efforts of the speakers in promoting green chemistry and sustainable development, and also attracted active questions from the participating experts. The event provided a platform for communication and cooperation, promoting in-depth dialogue and scientific discussion between the attendees.

This seminar marks a milestone celebrating Green Chemistry’s 25th Anniversary. It not only explored the latest progress in converting biomass into renewable energy, chemicals and materials, but also deepened its understanding of its mission to build a low-carbon society.

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Introducing Luigi Vaccaro: Our new Associate Editor

03 May 2024

We are delighted to announce that Luigi Vaccaro (University of Perugia, Italy) has been appointed as a new Associate Editor in Green Chemistry

Luigi is a Full Professor at the University of Perugia, where he leads the Green S.O.C. group, http://greensoc.chm.unipg.it. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and before joining Green Chemistry, he was an Associate Editor for RSC Advances (2015-2024). His recognitions include the Europa Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry – London (2001), the ADP Award from Merck’s Chemistry Council for “Creative work in organic chemistry” (2006 and 2007), the G. Ciamician Medal of the Società Chimica Italiana (2007), the Lady Davis (2018) Visiting Professorship, the Pino Medal from the Organic and Industrial Divisions of the Italian Chemical Society (2023). His research is aimed at developing different aspects of chemistry to define sustainable and optimized chemical processes, combining the use of safer organic solvents, heterogeneous catalysis, and continuous-flow technology.“I am honoured for this new role as an Associate Editor of Green Chemistry. Catalysis, circularity, waste-minimisation, and innovative technologies are just a few shades of the complex greater picture that green chemistry represents. I am sure that research contributions in these areas that quantitatively prove advances in terms of sustainability have and will always find a home in this journal.” – Luigi Vaccaro
Read some of Luigi’s Open Access papers in Green Chemistry: 

Read more of Luigi’s Royal Society of Chemistry publications here

Please join us in welcoming Luigi!

“We are really grateful for Luigi’s hard work and support of RSC Advances during the past 9 years, and wish him all the best in his new role with Green Chemistry” – Laura Fisher, Executive Editor, RSC Advances

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Introducing our new Green Chemistry Editorial Board member: Charlotte Williams

03 May 2024

We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Williams (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) has been appointed as new Editorial Board Member in Green Chemistry.

Charlotte K. Williams OBE FRS is a professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Associate Head of Department (Research) in Oxford Chemistry. She is also an EPSRC Established Career Research Fellow. She heads-up a research group investigating polymerization catalysis and polymer chemistry with a particular focus on improving polymer sustainability. Her work involves close collaboration with scientists and engineers in both academic and industrial laboratories.

In 2011, Charlotte founded econic technologies which sells catalysts and processes facilitating carbon dioxide utilization (http://econic-technologies.com/). From 2003-2016, Charlotte was an academic in the Chemistry department at Imperial College London, serving as Head of Inorganic Chemistry teaching and Head of Materials Chemistry. Earlier in her career, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University (2002-2003), working with Andrew Holmes and Richard Friend (Organometallic polymers for electronics), and at the University of Minnesota (2001-2002) working with Bill Tolman and Marc Hillmyer (zinc catalysts for lactide polymerization). She obtained her BSc and PhD from Imperial College London, the latter supervised by Vernon Gibson and Nick Long on ethene polymerization catalysis.

Her work has been recognised by prizes and awards including the Royal Society Leverhulme Medal (2022), the RSC Tilden Medal (2021) an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for Services to Chemistry (2020), Macro Group UK Medal (2019), The Dechema Otto Roelen Medal (2018), The UK Catalysis Hub Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal (2017), the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday Morgan Medal (2016) and the Women in Science and Engineering Tech-Start Up Award (2015).

Please join us in welcoming Charlotte!

Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of companion journal Polymer Chemistry in a special collection here

 

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Introducing our new Green Chemistry Editorial Board member: Jean-Paul Lange

03 May 2024

We are delighted to announce that Jean-Paul Lange (University of Twente and Shell Projects & Technology, The Netherlands) has been appointed as new Editorial Board Member in Green Chemistry.

Jean-Paul is the senior Principal Science Expert at Shell Projects & Technology in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he has been exploring novel catalytic processes for producing fuels and chemicals from natural gas and oil and, for more than twenty years also from biomass and plastic wastes. His research embraces heterogeneous catalysis, chemical engineering, conceptual process design, manufacturing economics and technology strategy. Jean-Paul is also a Professor in Chemical Biorefining at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, where he is investigating thermo-chemical and -catalytic routes to convert biomass to fuels and chemicals and to recycle plastic wastes. Before joining Shell, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lehigh University in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania, USA), got his PhD at the Fritz-Haber Institute (Max Planck Society) in Berlin (Germany) and graduated from the University of Namur (Belgium). He has co-authored more than 120 patent series, 80 scientific publications, and 10 book chapters and is co-editor of one scientific book. He also contributes to public science through various advisory boards in the Netherlands, Europe for the CEFIC and the European Commission.

“Green Chemistry is sterile if not applied. It prefers simplicity over sophistication, resilience over sensitivity”. – Jean-Paul Lange

Please join us in welcoming Jean-Paul!

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Introducing new Green Chemistry Editorial Board member: Serenella Sala

08 Mar 2024

We are delighted to announce that Serenella Sala (European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Italy) has been appointed as a new Board Member in Green Chemistry.

Serenella is the Head of Unit of the Land Resources and Supply Chain Assessments Unit within the Sustainable Resource Directorate at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). Environmental scientist by background, with a PhD in applied ecology, her research activities support European policies and focus on assessing sustainability by applying methodologies and models for sustainable development, integrated environmental assessment, life cycle assessment, risk assessment. The focus is on the eco-innovation of process and products as well as resource efficiency. She joined the JRC in 2010. Between 2001 and 2010, Serenella was the coordinator of the Research Unit on Sustainable Development (GRISS) at the Department of Environmental Science at University of Milano Bicocca, where she worked as a scientific project leader for several environmental projects supporting sustainability assessment in both the private and public sector. She actively promoted public and private partnership on eco-innovation and resource efficiency and contributed to harmonisation of methods and models for life cycle impact assessment at international level.

“Let’s learn from nature how to develop our production and consumption systems in a sustainable way”. – Serenella Sala

Please join us in welcoming Serenella!

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Congratulations to our esteemed Green Chemistry Editorial Board Members on being recognized as Highly Cited Researchers

18 Dec 2023

Congratulations to the Green Chemistry Editorial Board Members that have been featured on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2023:

Chair
Javier Pérez-Ramírez  (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Associate Editor

  • Aiwen Lei (College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, P. R. China)
  • Magdalena Titirici (Imperial College London, UK)

Editorial Board Member 

  • Serenella Sala (European Commission – Joint Research Centre)
  • Tao Zhang (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

This prestigious recognition reflects the calibre of individuals who guide and shape the quality of research published in our journals. We would like to extend our congratulations to all members of the Green Chemistry community who have been recognised this year.

Follow the latest news on Twitter/X @green_rsc and our new LinkedIn Sustainable Chemistry Showcase and browse the latest HOT research in our 2023 Green Chemistry HOT articles collection.

Explore recent papers from our companion journal RSC Sustainability

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Congratulations to the winners of the Green Chemistry and Reaction Chemistry & Engineering poster prizes at the Electrosynthesis Faraday Discussion!

28 Aug 2023

The Faraday Discussion on Electrosynthesis was held from 12-14 July 2023, in Edinburgh, UK and online. Green Chemistry and Reaction Chemistry & Engineering were pleased to support best poster prize awards at this event and we would like to congratulate our winners!

Green Chemistry winner

Mickaël Avanthay (University of Bristol, UK)

Poster title: Mediated Silane Oxidation: A practical and metal-free counter-electrode process for electrochemical reduction reactions

Mickaël completed his undergraduate studies at ETH Zürich and then completed the AstraZeneca R&D graduate program in Sweden before starting a PhD in the Lennox Lab (Bristol) to investigate reductive electrochemical methods. His areas of interest are novel defluorination methods and new techniques to make electrochemical reductions more practical and scalable.

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering winner

Zach Nguyen (University of Utah, USA)

Poster title: Electrolyte Induced Cage Effects for Enantioselective Electrosynthesis

Zach is currently completing his Ph.D. studies with Shelley Minteer at the University of Utah, where he also received a B.S. in chemistry. His current research interests are sustainable electro organic synthesis and mechanistic investigations using electrochemistry. Outside of chemistry, he enjoys exploring the Wasatch mountains, where he enjoys being an avid photographer, skier, and fisherman.

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Green Chemistry Announcement: André Bardow, our new Editorial Board Member

24 Jul 2023

We are delighted to announce that Prof. André Bardow (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) has been appointed as a new Editorial Board member in Green Chemistry

André Bardow, FRSC, is a Full Professor for Energy & Process Systems Engineering at ETH Zurich. Previously, he was a professor and head of the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at RWTH Aachen University (2010-2020) and founding director (part-time) of the Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-10) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany (2018-2023). He holds a Ph.D. degree from RWTH Aachen University.

André chairs the Technical Committee for Thermodynamics of VDI – The Association of German Engineers. Among the recognitions he has received are the Recent Innovative Contribution Award of the CAPE-Working Party of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), the PSE Model-Based Innovation (MBI) Prize by Process Systems Enterprise, the Covestro Science Award and the Arnold-Eucken-Award of VDI.

His research takes sustainable energy and chemicals development from the molecular level to process design and life-cycle assessment for the whole industry.

 

“The vision of a green future inspires me. I am excited to support the Green Chemistry community to move from vision to reality.”. – André Bardow

Read some of André’s Open Access papers in Green Chemistry:

Read more of André’s Royal Society of Chemistry publications here

Please join us in welcoming André in his new role in Green Chemistry!

 

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Green Chemistry Announcement: Keiichi Tomishige, our new Associate Editor

21 Apr 2023

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Keiichi Tomishige (Tohoku University, Japan) has been appointed as a new Associate Editor in Green Chemistry.

Keiichi Tomishige received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Tokyo. During his Ph.D. course in 1994, he moved to the Graduate School of Engineering in the same university as a research associate. In 1998, he became a lecturer, and then he moved to the Institute of Materials Science at the University of Tsukuba as a lecturer in 2001. Since 2004 he has been an associate professor at the Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences in the University of Tsukuba. Since 2010, he is a professor in the School of Engineering at the Tohoku University.

His research interests are the development of heterogeneous catalysts for: 1) production of biomass-derived chemicals, 2) non-reductive CO2 conversion with alcohols and amines, and 3) hydrogen production by reforming of biomass.

“I am very happy to continue working with the Editorial Team and to play a new role as an Associate Editor of Green Chemistry, and hope connecting to carbon neutrality and carbon recycling”. – Keiichi Tomishige

Read some of Keiichi’s Open Access papers in Green Chemistry:

And have a look at his latest Critical Review in Green Chemistry:

Read more of Keiichi’s Royal Society of Chemistry publications here.

Pease join us in welcoming Keiichi in his new role in Green Chemistry.

 

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