Emmanuel Gonzalez, Sara Rabab, Marisa Spiller, and Trinity Ware, undergraduate students at Georgia Gwinnett College, created a new poster illustrating the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. The students encourage the green and sustainable chemistry community to use this poster in their work and educational materials, and they hope it will help communicate the importance of incorporating the 12 principles into research, teaching, and industry practices.
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Award Description: Beyond Benign's Community Grant Awards are designed to build educator and / or student capacity for green chemistry teaching and learning. We welcome all educators and students in K-12 and Higher Education settings from around to globe to submit a proposal for activities or projects between $250 and $1,000.
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Chitin, a polysaccharide abundantly sourced from squid pens and crustacean shells, is a versatile biopolymer with diverse applications. α-chitin is predominant in crustacean shells, exhibiting a hierarchical nanofibrillar organization interspersed with proteins and calcium carbonate. Recent attention has focused on chitin nanocrystals (CNCs), produced via acid hydrolysis, which exhibit exceptional mechanical, thermal, and optical properties owing to their high aspect ratio, large surface area, and distinctive crystalline structure.
The natural environment is facing several contaminants including hazardous metals, dyes, medicines, and plastics. In particular, plastics, one of the most sought-after synthetic materials, are widely used in a variety of applications, including electronics, building, and packaging, due to their ease of manufacture and low weight. One novel recycling method that has been introduced as a mild and sustainable technology for processing waste plastic is electrochemistry, particularly when driven by renewable energy sources.
During the production of quince paste, significant waste is generated, including skin, peel, and seeds. Quince is rich in bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, interesting for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Their extraction is of strategic importance to obtain bioactive ingredients from agro-industrial waste.
The sustainability of agricultural practices is increasingly critical amid environmental challenges. While effective, traditional soil-based agricultural methods often contribute to soil degradation and resource depletion. The earth’s topsoil has eroded by 50% during the last 150 years. In addition to this, soil has also been affected by agricultural practices. These effects include compaction, loss of soil structure, nutrient degradation, and soil salinity [1].
