Events of the GDCh Division of Sustainable Chemistry

Sustainable Chemistry Online Symposium 2022 (December 1, 2022)

Specialist group day on sustainable chemistry (September 9, 2022; Leverkusen)

What: "Sustainability Day" at Covestro in Leverkusen
When: September 9, 2022
Prerequisite: student membership in the Division of Sustainable Chemistry

Together with the JCF sustainability team, the Division of Sustainable Chemistry organizes the "Sustainability Day" at Covestro in Leverkusen. There is a full program with a social event to get to know each other the evening before, lectures by Prof. Regina Palkovits (RWTH Aachen University & chair of the Division) and Prof. Siegfried Waldvogel (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz & deputy chair) as well as a guided tour of the Covestro Terrain. If desired, participants can present their own sustainable research.

Not a Division member yet? No problem. This can be done easily using this Online form.

The Division reimburses all participants for travel expenses of up to 200 euros per person (accommodation & DB ticket, 2nd class). The reimbursement will be made afterwards via the GDCh travel expenses form (send the completed and signed form together with the invoices/receipts by e-mail to Maike Fries ).

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2021 (August 29 - September 1, 2021; online)

Division conference 2020 (October 5, 2020; online)

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2019 (September 15-18, 2019; Aachen)

Division conference 2018 (September 17-19, 2018; Aachen)

program

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2017

Division conference 2016 (September 19-21, 2015; Karlsruhe)

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2015 (Dresden)

Sessions of the Division of Sustainable Chemistry:

 

• Sustainable organic synthesis (together with the GDCh Division Liebig Association for Organic Chemistry)
• Material use of renewable raw materials
• New trends from sustainable chemistry

Workshop 2015 (March 29-31, 2015; Karlsruhe)

8th Workshop on Fats and Oils as Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry

Division conference 2014 (September 28-30, 2014; Nuremberg)

Sustainability in Chemistry
program

GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2013 (Darmstadt)

5 years of REACH and further contributions to sustainable chemistry

 

• Contributions of ECHA to the achievement of the REACH goals (G. Dancet, Helsinki / FI)
  Presentation for download
• USA Perspectives after REACH Enactment (K. Geiser, Lowell / US)
  Presentation for download
• Six years REACH - lessons learned and first experiences - an industry's view (A. Hanschmidt, Frankfurt am Main)
  Presentation for download
• REACH - a science perpective for the coming 10 years (M. Führ, Darmstadt)
  Presentation for download
• REACH - Member States perspective to accelerate the program (A. Nies, Bonn)
  Presentation for download