GREEN CHEMISTRY PROGRESS REPORT

Abstract

THIS HAS BEEN A STELLAR YEAR for green chemistry A number of national and international conferences were dedicated to green chemistry, and the topic popped up on the technical programs at American Chemical Society and other meetings. Several journals, including Science and Accounts of Chemical Research , published special sections or issues focusing on green chemistry, while others now flag green chemistry papers. The Royal Society of Chemistry's journal Green Chemistry is in its fourth year of publication, and the U.S.'s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards program celebrated its seventh anniversary. A few universities worldwide have added degree programs in green chemistry ACS's Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) and others have held numerous education workshops. Several universities also have established research centers dedicated to implementing green chemical technologies. And in addition to GCI in the U.S., national centers for green chemistry have been set up in the U.K., Japan, Italy, and Au...