Students challenged to phase out toxic chemicals using green chemistry
Type of Announcement
summer school
Graduate School of Environmental Studies Summer School
Founded in 2020, The Graduate School of Environmental Studies (GSES) Summer School is a collaborative effort by Tohoku University faculty members and affiliates to showcase ongoing research in the GSES and serve as a networking platform for researchers. The core concept of the summer school is to host an engaging week of international lectures, through which faculty and students discuss future avenues of collaboration and academic exchanges.
Water as a Solvent in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Water presents significant advantages when used in heterogeneous catalysis. Unlike traditional organic solvents, water is non-toxic, non-flammable, and readily available. Heterogeneous catalysts, which differ in state from the reaction medium, can be performed in water to facilitate various chemical reactions. For instance, micellar catalysis has proven effective for aminations, leveraging recyclable catalysts and aqueous reaction media to achieve high reactions yields of pharmaceutical APIs and complex targets.
Mechanochemistry-applying the principle of green chemistry toward sustainability
In the following article we present a brief overview of the concept of mechanochemistry, a description of the history of the development of the concept, applications in organic synthesis, types of equipment, and advantages and disadvantages.
Greener Synthesis Tools Poster: Heterogeneous Catalysis
This poster highlights the background, history, and applications of heterogeneous catalysis.
Made by Evan Chen, Renata Bence and Luis López Rojas for the 2024 ACS GCI Green and Sustainable Chemistry Summer School.
Why You Should Care About Ionic Liquids
Infographic-style poster on ionic liquids presented at the 2024 ACS GCI summer school. Background information on this class of solvents is discussed, including potential environmental drawbacks, LCA data, industrial applications, and switchable ionic liquids. Author affiliations: Rachel S. Korchinsky, Raz Abbasi, and Alex R.
Mechanochemistry: A Growing Green Tool With Tremendous Potential
Mechanochemistry studies the chemical and physicochemical transformations of substances in all states of aggregation induced by mechanical energy processes. It has been growing significantly in recent decades as an alternative method for chemical synthesis that aligns with most of the principles of Green Chemistry. Therefore, it is crucial to understand this tool, which holds immense potential for application in chemical processes, making them more environmentally friendly. This poster was presented at the ACS GCI Green & Sustainable Chemistry Summer School 2024
Base Metals Homogeneous Catalysis as a Greener Synthesis Tool
Metal catalysts play a fundamental role in the pursuit of sustainable practices. They can optimize efficiency and minimize waste in chemical reactions that produce sustainable products/processes, helping to reduce harmful substances to the environment and human health, combat climate change, and generate clean energy. The most widely used catalysts are noble metals (e.g., platinum, palladium, and iridium) due to their desirable catalytic properties, such as high stability and temperature tolerance. However, the use of noble metals is hindered by their high cost and limited availability.
10th Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Chemistry addresses usage of resources, design, manufacture and use of efficient, effective, safe and more environmentally benign chemical products and processes and also includes alternative business models and ethical aspects. The worldwide implementation of sustainable chemistry is key to reduce unwanted environmental, health and societal impacts of chemicals and chemical products along their life cycle and to achieve sustainable production and consumption.