Research and Development Partnering Resources

Green Chemistry Research

Many of NETI's research activities are focused on funding and promoting green chemistry research activities. NETI recently co-sponsored a Green Chemistry Research Symposium in October 2001 at the Conte Center for Polymer Research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The program showcased Green Chemistry research at the University of Massachusetts across a broad range of disciplines and brought together more than 150 Industry leaders, University researchers, and federal and state partners. Pat Gruber, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Cargill Dow, LLC gave the keynote address entitled Sustainable Chemicals and Polymers - No Longer a Dream. Paul Anastas, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, D.C. moderated a discussion on forming a Green Chemistry Consortium in New England and including participants from the University of Massachusetts campuses and the Universities of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Green Chemistry Research Presentations at October 2001 Symposium

Technical Session 1: Alternative Feedstocks

  • Synthesis of Biodegradable Polyesters, Steve Goodwin, Microbiology/UMass Amherst
  • Structural Characterization of Biodegradable Poly(lactic acid), Shaw Ling Hsu, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Novel Processing-Blending Techniques with Biodegradable Polymers, Stephen McCarthy, Plastics Engineering/UMass Lowell
  • High-Performance Polymers and Blends from Cyclic Oligomers of Recycled Polyesters, William MacKnight, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Use of Unmodified Carbohydrates for the Cyclotetramerization and Polymerization of Dicyanoalkenes and Arenes, Daniel Sandman, Chemistry/UMass Lowell
  • 'Green' Dyes for the Textile Industry, Sukalyan Sengupta, Civil & Environmental Engineering/UMass Dartmouth

Technical Session 2: Alternative Reactions

  • Models for Green Design: PCA Formation & Polymer Flammability, Phillip Westmoreland, Chemical Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Green Approaches to Polymer and Surface Modification, Thomas McCarthy, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers Activated by Microwave Radiation, B. Koroskenyi, Plastics Engineering/UMass Lowell
  • Hydrogen Bond Mediated Photo-Dimerization in Synthetic Analogs of DNA: Environmentally Benign Photoresists, Lisa Lloyd-Kindstrand, Chemistry/UMass Boston
  • Catalytic Properties of Metal Oxides Under Ambient Conditions, Michelle Foster, Chemistry/UMass Boston

Technical Session 3: Alternative Solvents

  • Peptide Structure in Thin Films Grown at Interfaces, Samuel Gido, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Engelhard TitanoSilicate-4 Membranes: Synthesis, Microstructure and Their Use in Pervaporation and Gas Separations Design
    Sankar Nair & Michael Tsapatsis, Chemical Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Designing 'Green' Monomers for Radiation Curing: Challenges, Recent Accomplishments, and Possible Futures, Jacques Penelle, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Deposition of Metal Films from Compressed Carbon Dioxide: an Environmentally Benign Alternative to Metal Plating, James Watkins, Chemical Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Processing of Fibers, Films, and Laminated Composites Using Super-Critical CO2, Alan Lesser, Polymer Science and Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • A Ring Fluorination Toolbox Using Fluoro-organometallic Building Blocks, Gerald Hammond, Chemistry & Biochemistry/UMass Dartmouth

Technical Session 4: Designing Less Toxic Materials

  • QCM-Based Detection of Harmful Ions in Aqueous Process Streams, David Hoagland, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Non-Covalent Derivatization: Pollution Prevention Using Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly, Amy Cannon, Chemistry/UMass Boston
  • Reinforcement Properties of Biodegradable Polyesters in High Performance Polyurethanes, Amy Heintz, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Enzymatic Polymerization of Amphyphilic Decyl Esters of d-Tyrosine for Use as Environmentally Benign Coatings in the Electronics Industry, Anastasios Angelopoulos, Chemistry/UMass Lowell
  • Understanding and Controlling the High-Temperature Exchange Chemistry of Cross-linked Rubbers - A Simple Method of Direct Recycling, Richard Farris, Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Diblock Polyelectrolytes: Rheology and Applications in Waterborne Coatings, Surita Bhatia, Chemical Engineering/UMass Amherst

Technical Session 5: Emerging Issues in Green Chemistry

  • Micro to Nanoscale Patterning Using Electric Fields, Thomas Russell, Dept. of Polymer Science & Engineering/UMass Amherst
  • Extraction, Preparation, and Formulation of Eco-Friendly Natural Dyes From Cranberry Fruits, Bal Ram Singh, Chemistry & Biochemistry/UMass Dartmouth
  • Green Chemistry Efforts to Reduce the Use and Emissions of Lead and Dioxins, Paul Richard, Office of Technical Assistance/MA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
  • Green Chemistry: Towards Sustainable Materials and Processes, Ken Geiser, Work Environment/UMass Lowell/and TURI Director
  • Sustainability: Linking Education and Research Through Green Chemistry, John Warner, Chemistry/UMass Boston

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