Green and sustainable chemistry in very simple terms is just a different way of thinking about how chemistry and chemical engineering can be done. Over the years different principles have been ...

Only part of the resources that are extracted from the Earth are transformed into products; most end up as waste, says Buxing Han, a green chemist at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of ...

The Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award provides national recognition and honor for outstanding student contributions to furthering the goals of green chemistry and engineering through research and/or ...

The term “green chemistry” was introduced in the early 1990s by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to indicate “the design of chemical products and processes that minimize or eliminate ...

Society depends on chemistry far more than we consciously realise, from medicines to energy to electronics. However, chemistry is viewed with as much apprehension as gratitude, because of the ...

For decades, chemistry has been treated as a mature industry: essential, but commoditized and with limited opportunities for ...

CU Boulder students can apply for a fellowship for an online green chemistry certificate program offered by the University of Washington (UW). This program is a CU Green Labs, CHEMunity and (B)Chem ...

When we explore the natural world around us in search of adventure, wonder, beauty, or solace, we are taught, “Take only pictures. Leave only footprints.” Although that is a good starting point, ...

What was considered a niche field 30 years ago is quietly transforming the future of chemistry and exciting students ...

Green chemistry is of growing importance at CU Boulder. Numerous initiatives benefiting green chemistry are in place on campus including those at links above and listed below. The CU Boulder's EH&S ...