How 'green chemistry' could have a big part to play in the future

What Zymergen’s IPO says about 'biofacturing' and green chemistry

The company’s proposed manufacturing process uses biological buildings blocks, rather than petroleum-based chemicals. But so far, that’s still an aspiration.

How to Create a Safer and More Sustainable Lab Through Green Chemistry

Why Google, BASF and Sephora are coming together on safer chemistry

What happens when some of the world's most influential companies get onboard with a new effort to advance safer chemistry in consumer products?

Can Green Chemistry Create Jobs?

Green chemistry can protect our health and stimulate our economy .<br>About 4.2 million jobs in the U.S. are directly or indirectly linked to chemical production. While industrial chemicals are an important part of our economy, over reliance on petrochemicals creates pollution, waste and adverse effects on public health. A growing sector of the chemical industry is using greener chemistry to reduce these risks, while making quality, effective products.

Perfect herbicide: Don’t expect help from new chemistry and this is why

Let’s say we want to try to bring new herbicide chemistry to the farm today and make that perfect herbicide. What do we need to do?

Behind the Label: How Business Sees Opportunity in Safer Chemistry

Tens of thousands of chemicals are used to make the numerous products we use every day, yet regulatory oversight of the health and safety of these chemicals is severely lacking. Research has detected a number of these chemicals in our environment, homes, and bodies. At the same time, research has al

Cigarette Butts: Fodder for the Future's Green Tech?

Korean researchers may have uncovered an innovative use for tar-stained filters.

Are Green Drain Cleaners Safe?

There’s a funny thing about buzz words – once a word gains traction, everyone quickly adapts it as if it were there own. Case in point … the word “green”.<br>Today everyone wants to jump on the environmental bandwagon and create a green product. You’ll find it in just about every industry. After all, we all

A Guide to Chemical Hazard Symbols

Back to some chemistry basics for today's post, with a look at the nine different hazard symbols commonly used to warn of chemical dangers. These symbols are frequently encountered in the lab – and also on some household products – and whilst some are self-explanatory, others can require a little more in the way of explanation,

How Green Are Your Products?

Rising concern with climate change and global warming has created an awareness and preference to use green products. Do you know how green your products are<br>There are two levels to assess a green product - how it was made and its impact on the environment during and after use or application. A green product not only poses no threat to the environment or people, it also has direct and indirect positive benefits on the environment.<br>As an example, green coatings have a…

Screwcap vs. Cork: Which is Greener?

Search for “cork vs. screw cap” and you’ll find plenty of discussions on reduction-oxidation chemistry, an increasing amount of data, and plenty of arguing. What you won’t find is much comparing co…

Amine Blush Testing: Elusive Mystery or Good Old-Fashioned Organic Chemistry?

Two recurring issues in the coatings industry that owners, applicators and inspectors struggle with is how to accurately determine whether amine blush is present on epoxy coatings, and the ability to differentiate an amine blush from an amine bloom.

Is Slime Green the New Normal?

Has Green Stopped Giving?

In recent months, sales of green products have begun to slow in categories such as green cleaners and grow in not-so-sustainable ones like bottled water.

Does green label = green product? It should.

Greenwashing: When That Product is not as Green as it Sounds

Being “green” is a major concern today among small and large businesses alike. Marketing products and company processes as environmentally friendly has a lot of appeal to consumers. The consumer...