The 9th ICGC will cover the following general topics:
- Green Chemistry in Academia, Research and Industry
- Green Chemistry in Education and Society
- Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development, Bioeconomy and Circular Economy
Specific topics include:
- 1. Green solvents – Safe reagents and chemicals – Sustainable organic synthesis
- 2. Catalytic processes (homogeneous, heterogeneous and bio-catalysis)
- 3. Biomass derived platform & fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, monomers, polymers, materials
- 4. Alternative fossil fuels and biofuels, green bio-energy
- 5. Valorization of renewable and natural resources
- 6. Waste recycle and valorization – Circular economy (food waste, hazardous waste, municipal waste, plastic waste)
- 7. CO2 utilization
- 8. Alternative and benign chemical processes (microwaves, ultrasounds, photochemistry, electrochemistry, flow chemistry, etc.)
- 9. Nano-materials for energy and environmental applications
- 10. Green analytical chemistry
- 11. Green chemistry in conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
- 12. Pollution prevention and remediation
- 13. Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Chemicals and Products
- 14. Computational Chemistry towards greener chemical processes
- 15. Green chemistry metrics – Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- 16. Education and societal awareness – UN Sustainable Developments Goals
- 17. Green Chemistry and entrepreneurship – Sustainable industrial processes
