Outreach & Education
The Warner Babcock Institute actively supports Green Chemistry Outreach and Education.
For more information please visit Beyond Benign by clicking on the logo below.
Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
Visit Taylor & Francis' Site to review the current issue of "Green Chemistry Letters & Reviews."
The journal is also accepting submissions for future issues.
Welcome to the Warner Babcock Institute
for Green Chemistry
The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry is dedicated to the development of non toxic, environmentally benign and sustainable technological solutions for society. The principles of green chemistry are best applied at the molecular level during the process of design and development of a new material. By assuring that the molecules, the fundamental building blocks of a material, are sustainable, society’s needs can be met by processes and materials that demonstrate superior product performance, are cost effective, and are truly non toxic and environmentally benign.
Events
Licensed Site Professionals Association
Waltham, Massachusetts6:00 pm, June 11th
John Warner is an invited speaker at the Licensed Site Professionals Association Annual Business Meeting, being held at the Westin Waltham-Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Warner will be presenting on the emergence and applications of Green Chemistry.
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Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance 2009 Forum Facing the Challenge
Panelist: Emily Reichert, Ph.D., Saturday, June 20th
Kingbridge Conference Centre in King City, OntarioDr. Emily Reichert, Director of Business Operations at the Warner Babcock Institute, will be a panelist at the Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance Forum, Facing the Challenge, a conference focusing on rebuilding the economy in ways that are environmentally sustainable and socially equitable. Dr. Reichert will speak on the panel addressing “Building Green Industries in Your Community;” she will focus on the environmental gains and economic opportunities of Green Chemistry, especially as they apply to municipal leaders.
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13th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
Facilitating Implementation of Green Chemistry in IndustryEmily Reichert, Ph.D., Thursday, June 25, 2009
College Park, MD
ABSTRACT: Most companies and industries have realized that they MUST respond to the growing demand by government, NGOs, and informed consumers for more sustainable products and processes. The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry provides a framework for meeting these demands at the molecular level, guiding the design of more sustainable chemicals and materials. For a technology to be considered green chemistry it must demonstrate performance in THREE areas: (1) environment (2) functionality, and (3) cost. If any of these three of these are missing, the technology will not succeed in the marketplace.
However, despite growing consumer demand and a framework for implementation, many companies and industries have not yet re-designed their products and process. How can the Principles of Green Chemistry be implemented in a practical way within these companies and industries? What skills and mechanisms must be created to facilitate implementation? We will discuss an approach to integrating the Principles of Green Chemistry throughout the R&D of chemicals and materials re-design within companies, based on the Warner Babcock Institute’s experience working with industry partners to develop successful and sustainable products.
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