The conference covers all aspects of green chemistry.

Topics

• BIOMASS CONVERSION
  Lignocellulosic biomass, vegetable oils, mono-, oligo- and polysaccharides, lignins, terpenes, proteins, glycerol, polyphenols, extractibles, furans, hexitol, bio-based aromatics, etc.
• WASTE AND SIDE STREAMS VALORIZATION
  CO₂, municipal waste, paper waste, food waste, etc.
• HOMOGENOUS, HETEROGENEOUS AND BIOCATALYSIS
  Nanocatalysis, organometallics, organocatalysis, enzymatic catalysis, metallic catalysis, solid catalysts, hybrid catalysis, dual catalysis, bi- or multifunctional catalysts, tailor-made biocatalysts (obtained by protein or metabolic engineering), etc.
• POLYMERS OR COMPOSITES
  Clean polymerization methodologies, biosourced polymers, eco-design of polymers and composites, recycling, upcycling of polymers, hybrid organic-inorganic materials, auto-assembly, etc.
• ALTERNATIVE SOLVENTS
  Bio-based solvents, deep eutectic solvent, ionic liquids, supercritical fluids, CO₂-switchable solvent, etc.
• ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
  Microwaves, plasma, ultrasound, mechanochemistry, photochemistry, electrochemistry, etc.
• CLEAN REACTIONS
  tandem and cascade reactions, one-pot reactions, multicomponent reactions, etc.
• CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  Reactor design, process intensification, continuous flow reaction, microfluidic, kinetics, modeling, etc.
• INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
  Sustainable products, start-up innovation, legislations and regulations, innovation to markets, competitiveness, open innovation, green processing, business and development, accelerating development of sustainable products and processes, etc.
• ENERGY
  Hydrogen, energy storage, batteries, biofuels, solar cells, etc.
• MECHANISM INVESTIGATIONS
  Kinetics, isotopic exchange, DFT, in situ characterization, etc.
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
  Predictive methods, big data, deep learning, automated synthesis, computer science, etc.
• LIFE CYCLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
  Environmental fate of chemicals, impact on human health, transfer mechanism in eco-systems, end of life, predictive methods, etc
• NETWORKING AND EDUCATION
  Partnership, public/private consortia, teaching, general public, sustainable chemistry and society, etc.

Selected Speakers

• Ben FERINGA, University of Groningen – Germany
• Donald HILVERT, ETH Zürich – Switzerland
• Teodoro LAINO, IBM – Switerzland
• Dionisios G. VLACHOS, University of Delaware – USA
• Walter LEITNER, RWTH Aachen University – Germany
• Arjan W. KLEIJ, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) – SPAIN