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Green chemistry Sustainable chemistry, also known as green chemistry, is a broad field that addresses and solves important environmental problems related to climate change. The goal of experts in this field is to support the change of industrial production toward a no-waste generation and almost zero pollution. Sustainability has long been high on Stockholm University’s agenda, and the university is now taking a broader approach to tie existing sustainability research and education to the area of green chemistry. A new center for circular and sustainable systems (SUCCeSS) was founded at th...

Green Chemistry champions at Rhodes University, Professors Rosalyn Klein and Rui Krause.  Photo supplied Rhodes signs up for Green Chemistry Rhodes University’s Chemistry Department has made history by being the first in any South African university to join the Green Chemistry Commitment programme. In signing this commitment, Rhodes University is joining over 70 signers from 11 other nations (including Kenya and Nigeria) in a commitment to educating the next generation of chemists in Green chemistry. Green chemistry (GC) is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce a...

The global chemical industry entered the year with announcements for new facilities and sustainability-related initiatives as companies continued to counter headwinds created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Chemical players’ continued investments offers hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Powder & Bulk Solids editors selected these posts to provide our audience with an overview of some of the most interesting chemical industry-related developments that were reported in the last month. Powder & Bulk Solids editors examined various perspectives and forecasts on the chemica...

WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan 21, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Benign, a green chemistry education nonprofit, today announced the launch of its Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) 25×25 Initiative, working to ensure that 25 percent of graduating chemists in the US have a background in green chemistry by 2025 with the support of Beyond Benign partner Dow (NYSE: DOW). The initiative comes at a time when today’s societal challenges are immense, as articulated through the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) is dedicated t...

Green chemistry nonprofit spearheads new sustainability campaign to ensure 25 percent of graduating chemists have a background in green chemistry by 2025 (WILMINGTON, Mass.) — NEWS: Beyond Benign, a green chemistry education nonprofit, today announced the launch of its Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) 25×25 Initiative, working to ensure that 25 percent of graduating chemists in the US have a background in green chemistry by 2025 with the support of Beyond Benign partner Dow (NYSE: DOW). The initiative comes at a time when today’s societal challenges are immense, as articulated through th...