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Green Chemistry

Gordon Research Conference

Chemical Sciences Driving Sustainability

July 24 - 29, 2022

Chairs Walter Leitner and Emilio E. Bunel

Vice Chairs Audrey H. Moores and Jinlong Gong

Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel

Avinguda de l'Hotel

Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain

Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

Green Chemistry has revolutionized the molecular and engineering sciences providing guiding principles towards sustainable chemical value chains. It aims at minimizing the use and/or production of substances toxic to humans and the environment while maximizing resource efficiency and striving for closed material and energy cycles.

The Green Chemistry GRC will highlight the most recent advances in selected areas with an emphasis on scientific progress for real world applications. The session topics range from chemical energy conversion through catalysis for bulk and fine chemicals all the way to pharmaceutical production. The central Green Chemistry principle of "design" will be the common denominator for the contributions.

World leading experts will share their latest results with ample time for discussion during and between the sessions. The poster sessions will be a central forum for in depth discussion of current projects and new concepts. Attendees will select some of the best posters to be presented as short talks.

All participants are strongly encouraged to support the conference objectives of full participation through attendance and the presentation of a poster highlighting their recent work. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are also strongly encouraged to consider attending the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Green Chemistry (same location) that is geared towards promoting interaction and discussion among junior scientists.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Green Chemistry" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: A Systems Approach to Green Chemistry: Innovation with Feedstocks and Processes Discussion Leaders: Steve Howdle (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom) and Paul Anastas (Yale University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	Peter Seeberger (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany) "Continuous Flow Synthesis of Medicines"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	Karen Goldberg (University of Pennsylvania, United States) "Developing Alternatives to Oil as Feedstocks for our Chemicals and Liquid Fuels"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Molecular Principles and Synthetic Applications Discussion Leaders: Laszlo Mika (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary) and Carmen Claver (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Mimi Hii (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) "Catalysis in Flow"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Paul Chirik (Princeton University, United States) "Catalysis with Earth Abundant Elements as an Enabling Tool for Green Chemistry"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Eva Hevia (University of Bern, Switzerland) "Water and Air Compatible Organolithium Chemistry: Making the Impossible Possible!"
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Giulia Licini (University of Padova, Italy) "Selective Aerobic Oxidative C-H and C-C Bond Activation: From Models to Biomass"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: Karen Goldberg (University of Pennsylvania, United States) and Martina Peters (Bayer AG, Germany)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Advanced Materials Discussion Leaders: Ive Hermans (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States) and Peter Licence (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Bruno Chaudret (National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse, France) "Magneto Induced Catalysis with Organometallic Nanoparticles"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm	Liane Rossi (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) "Fine Tuning Bimetallic Catalysts for Oxidations and Hydrogenations"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm	Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm	Seth Darling (Argonne National Laboratory, United States) "Advancing Materials Chemistry for Energy-Water Systems"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Chemical Value Chains Based on Biomass and CO₂ Discussion Leaders: Yonas Chebude (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) and Bala Subramaniam (University of Kansas, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Francois Jerome (FR CNRS INCREASE, France) "Catalytic Conversion of Low-cost Sugars to Specialty Chemicals: Opportunities and Challenges"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Mahdi Abu-Omar (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States) "Recyclable Thermoset from Lignin"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Thomas Schaub (BASF SE, Germany) "Use of CO₂ as a Building Block at the Catalysis Research Laboratory"
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Gonzalo Prieto (ITQ Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIC-UPV), Spain) "Catalytic Production of Chemicals from Bio-Syngas"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Valorization of Waste Material Discussion Leaders: Heriberto Cabezas (University of Miskolc, Hungary) and John Hansen (Haldor Topsøe, Denmark)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Jean-Paul Lange (Shell Global Solutions Int. B.V. , The Netherlands) "Towards a Circular Carbo-Chemical Industry"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm	Timo Repo (University of Helsinki, Finland) "CO₂ as a C1 Building Block"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm	Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm	Christoph Guertler (Covestro AG, Germany) "Brighter Use of Resources – On the Way to Circular Economy"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Designing Greener Products and Innovations at Green Chemistry Startups Discussion Leader: Helen Sneddon (University of York, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Jakub Kostal (The George Washington University, United States) "In Silico Chemical Design: A Pythonic Quest for the Holy Grail of a Safe Chemical"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Cecile Malardier-Jugroot (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada) "The Role of Confinement in the Development of Biomimetic Nanosystems"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Paul Anastas (Yale University, United States) "From Science to Application with Green Technologies"
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Karolina Mellor (Yale University, United States) "The Global Green Chemistry Innovation and Network Programme – A Platform for the Global Community of Innovators and Chemists"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Prateek Mahalwar (BIOWEG, Germany) "From Lab to a Green Chemistry Startup"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Peter Muth (Circular Valley, Germany) "Green Ocean - NextGen Wastewater Technology Founder’s Personal Journey Through the Highs and Lows of Launching GreenOcean and its Contribution to Water Circularity"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Environmentally Benign Synthesis, Processes and Products Discussion Leaders: Martina Peters (Bayer AG, Germany) and R. Tom Baker (University of Ottawa, Canada)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Christophe Darcel (The Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences, France) "Designing Iron Well-defined Catalysts for Greener Reduction Reactions"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm	Karen Edler (Lund University, Sweden) "Reactions in Deep Eutectic Solvents: Solvent Effects"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm	Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm	Fabien Rodier (Sanofi, France) "Journeys in Ecodesigned Chemistry for Process Development"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Harvesting Renewable Energy with Green Chemistry Discussion Leader: Marcella Bonchio (University of Padova, Italy)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Ive Hermans (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States) "Green Hydrogen as Energy Vector for the Conversion of Renewable Carbon Feedstocks"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Yogesh Surendranath (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States) "Using Renewable Electricity to Power Green Chemistry"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Tony Jin (McGill University, Canada) "Chitosan Nanocrystals: A New Class of Nanomaterials Derived from Shell Waste"
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Francesca Chiara Destaso (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) "Development of Novel Bio-based (poly)amines for Non-isocyanate Polyurethanes (NIPUs) Synthesis"
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Laia Gil Jiménez (FUNDACIÓ EURECAT, Spain) "Sustainable Propene Production Approach by Non-Oxidative Dehydrogenations Catalyzed by Innovative Nanocatalysts"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Krishna Sharma (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) "Enabling Nucleophilic Fluorination in Water"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Cristian Woroch (Stanford University, United States) "(Tetrahydro)furan-based Polymers from Lignocellulose & CO2"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm	Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm	Zara Seibel (Codexis, United States) "Discovery and Engineering of a Novel Imine Reductase: A Greener Synthesis of Chiral Amines"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Keynote Session: A Systems Approach to Green Chemistry: Where To Go From Here Discussion Leader: Philip Jessop (Queen's University, Canada)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Alessandra Quadrelli (CNRS, France) "Reduce N₂ and CO₂ at the Renewable Energy Interface"
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm	Discussion
7:25 pm - 7:45 pm	General Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm	Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Catalysis Science, under Award Number DE- SC 0022971. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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