GSC-3
3rd International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry
1-5 July 2007, Delft, The Netherlands
Department of Biotechnology of the Delft University of Technology

The 3rd International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry will be held in Delft, The Netherlands, July 1-5, 2007. The 1st and 2nd conferences in this series were held in Tokyo and Washington DC, in 2003 and 2005 respectively.

Scope
The conference will cover developments at the frontiers of green chemistry and sustainable technologies. It will focus on the design, development and implementation of chemical products and processes that reduce or preferably eliminate the use of hazardous substances and the generation of waste while maintaining economic viability. The conference will provide an international forum for scientists and policy makers from industry, academia and government organizations interested in green chemistry and sustainability.

Major Themes

• Heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis
• Biocatalysis/industrial biotechnology
• Multicatalytic cascade processes
• Alternative solvents/non-conventional reaction media
• Alternatives for toxic/hazardous reagents
• Integration of conversion and separation steps/new reactor technologies
• Renewable raw materials, biofuels and the biorefinery
• Sustainable energy
• Design of safer, environmentally friendly products
• Life cycle assessment and sustainability
• Metrics of green chemistry and sustainability
• Industrial ecology