Catalysis for Controlled Degradation
This collaborative poster, presented in ACS GCI Green and Sustainable Chemistry Summer School 2024, presents the concept of catalysis, its applications, and advantages and disadvantages with examples.
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2025 ACS GCI Green & Sustainable Chemistry Summer School
The ACS Green and Sustainable Chemistry Summer School (GSCSS) is a highly selective week-long program for graduate students and postdoctoral chemists and engineers. Each year, approximately 60 exceptional students from North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean are selected from a large pool of applicants and gather for this fully funded once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The American Chemical Society pays for all eligible travel and program costs.
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.