A collection of articles written by C&EN staff since 2001 on topics concerning Green Chemistry.

April 23, 2007

11th Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

April 16, 2007

Community Activities

Committee gears up for 20th anniversary of National Chemistry Week.

March 19, 2007

ACS GCI Focuses On Sustainability

February 26, 2007

Avoiding Global Collapse

Chemists have a vital role to play in achieving sustainability.

February 8, 2007

ACS, Pharma Initiative Awards First Grant

Joint effort toward greening of pharmaceutical industry targets amide reduction with its first research grant.

July 24, 2006

Meetings Briefs

Presentations made during the 10th Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, held June 26-30 in Washington, D.C.

July 17, 2006

Green Summer School

Graduate students, postdocs deepen their knowledge of chemistry and engineering that is benign by design

November 23, 2005

Honors For Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry Institute and its director recognized by Scientific American.

August 22, 2005

Green Chemistry Summer School Is International Draw

June 21, 2005

Awards Given For Green Innovations

Presidential Awards recognize chemists for developing cleaner and economically viable technologies.

May 2, 2005

A Small Business Goes For The Green

Northaven is developing new applications for N-vinylformamide as an alternative to acrylamide.

February 14, 2005

GREEN CHEMISTRY

National Academies committee defines research goals for sustainability in chemical industry.

Application For Summer School On Green Chemistry

July 12, 2004

GREEN CHEMISTRY HONORS

Presidential honors recognize innovative chemical products and processes that prevent pollution.

May 10, 2004

GREEN CHEMISTRY

ACS selects White House's Paul Anastas to be director of the Green Chemistry Institute.

April 5, 2004

RAISING THE PROFILE OF GREEN CHEMISTRY

British program aims to embed sustainability in thinking and practice of chemical sciences.

March 22, 2004

GREEN CHEMISTRY

Legislation would place a federal focus on green chemistry R&D.

November 3, 2003

GREEN ADVOCACY

Presidential awardees brief Congress on the merits of green chemistry.

September 29, 2003

GREEN FOCUS

ACS presidential event highlights green chemistry and engineering's role in finding solutions to world problems.

June 30, 2003

GREEN CHEMISTRY

Presidential honors recognize biotech and other innovations that promote pollution prevention.

May 12, 2003

MAKING EPOXIDES

Tungstate-H₂O₂ system is alternative to chlorine and organic peroxides

December 16, 2002

ACS COMMENT: SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CHEMICAL ENTERPRISE

November 25, 2002

GREEN CHEMISTRY PROGRESS REPORT

Faster implementation of pollution prevention strategy will help reach global sustainability goals

October 7, 2002

BOOK REVIEW: BETTER LIVING BY DESIGN

July 1, 2002

GREEN CHALLENGE

Presidential awards recognize innovative syntheses, process improvements, and new products that promote pollution prevention.

May 20, 2002

GREEN CHEMISTRY GETS GREENER

Catalysis, agriculture are part of myriad efforts to expand environmentally benign practices

April 22, 2002

GREEN CHEMISTRY EARNS A PH.D.

The University of Massachusetts, Boston, now offers a Ph.D. track in green chemistry

GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR PHARMA

Symposium highlights how chemists apply green chemistry principles to pharmaceutical problems

July 16, 2001

GREEN CHEMISTRY

CHEMRAWN conference explores the progress and prospects of chemical research and science policy in advancing global sustainable development

June 18, 2001

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BY DESIGN

Conference explores research and policy needs for a sustainable world