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• World-leading research centre dedicated to creating genuinely sustainable supply chains for chemical and related products

• Established as a Centre of Industrial Collaboration in 2003 and a Centre of Excellence in 2006

• Our solutions bridge green chemistry and clean technology with socio-economic analysis and environmental assessment by working with all stakeholders including industry, governments, NGOs, retailers and academia

The Green Chemistry Centre at York


Benefits of Chemicals


Pressures on the Chemical Industry Across the Lifecycle


• Research• Industry collaboration • Education, including

development of teaching and promotional materials

• Networking with all chemical stakeholders

Activity Areas

The Centre’s Activities can be groups into 4 areas:


Green and Sustainable Supply Chains


Renewable Resources & Biorefineries


Eco-waxesYork - Charles Jackson Farms - Botanix - Croda - Compak


Green OfficeYork-Velcourt-BioFlame-Ineos-Botanix-Compak-Preston Board-B&Q

Bio-based composite materials for structural and furniture applications


Green OfficeYork-Interface-Contract Chemicals-Itac


Bio-Based Materials: STARBONS®

Adjustable surface energies and polarities

High mesoporocity and surface areas

Readily functionalisable with acid/base/metal functionality

Excellent solvent stability

Good chemical and heat resistance

Controllable electrical conductivity

Formation of composites and blends

Particulate/ monolithic forms

Properties Separation media

Catalysis

Absorbency

Water purification

Fuel cells

Applications


Raw Materials

Research & Development

Primary Manufacturing

Secondary Manufacturing

Use /End of

Life

Clean Synthesis

Research

“Benign-by-Design” Research

EU project ‘KNAPPE’ with

Alistair Boxall & European Partners

Green Chemistry Training Environmental Footprinting

Greener PharmaceuticalsGSK - Astra-Zeneca - Pfizer - RSC - EU


Biomass to EnergyYork-Leeds-Rothamsted/IGER-Drax Power-Rotawave


Activities:

Networking• Strong links with numerous departments

and organisations across campus including: Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Policy and others.

• Hub of the international Green Chemistry Network (GCN), promoting awareness and facilitating education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry, commerce, academia, schools and the general public

• The Centre also leads the Green Chemistry Partnership in the Worldwide Universities Network


Networking Projects:Green Chemistry Network

• Est. 1998 with funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry

• One of the largest international networks of this type in the world

• International membership

• Excellent forum for information exchanges and collaboration


Networking Projects :Green Chemistry & the Consumer

“Research shows that 80% of the 16 Million people visiting our stores each week want sustainable products”

“A clear majority (of our customers) want this process to be simplified”

“Green Chemistry is not only a solution, it is the solution”

[Mike Barry, Mark & Spencer Head of CSR]

www.greenconsumerproducts.netSupported by EPSRC-Boots-Glasgow and Bristol Science Museums


Networking Projects:Worldwide Universities Network

www.wun.ac.uk/greenchem/

Overall research framework for the Grand Challenge Project set within economic, social and environmental axes


Activities:

Education and Training• Masters Course in Green Chemistry and

Sustainable Industrial technology

• First in the UK

• Collaboration with Industry & others

• International participation

•Elements for undergraduate courses

• E-learning programme (WUN)

• Modular, short courses

• International expertise of WUN

• Broad relevance + global perspective

• Outreach activities for schools, public,...


Education and Training:e-learning and CPD in Sustainable

Technology and Policy

For technical and non-technical audience from the chemical and related industry, government, NGOs, retail and manufacturing companies

Available online or blended with workshops

Delivered in collaboration with academic (York + WUN) and other experts

Industry surveys in collaboration with Envirowise (UK) and Shanghai Chemical Industry Association (China)


SUSTOILDeveloping advanced Biorefinery schemes for integration into existing oil

production / transesterification plants.

23 partners

10 EU countries

Coordinated by the Green Chemistry Centre

Farming/harvesting

-increase crop yield / processability - novel harvesting technologies - valorisation of straw / leaves

Primary processing

- novel processing technologies - residual oil recovery - valorisation of residues/wastes

Secondary processing

-Novel catalytic routes to biodiesel - Applications for glycerol

INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY SCHEMES


HIBRD

Highlands Institute of Biorefinery Research & Development

University of York Green Chemistry Centre

& Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Local Resources

forestry

seafood

agriculturewaste

International Organisations including Biorefineries

Other Scottish Organisations

HIBRDLimited

Spin -Ins/ Outs

Advisory Board

ManagementBoard


Green Chemistry Group

STAFF

Academic

PROF JAMES H CLARK

DR DUNCAN MACQUARRIE

Senior Researchers

DR SIMON BREEDEN

DR VITALY BUDARIN

DR FABIEN DESWARTE

DR KRIS MILKOWSKI

DR MORAY STARK

MRS LOUISE SUMMERTON

Administrative

Dr HELEN COOMBS

MRS ALISON EDMONDS

DR ASHLEY WILSON (Commercial Manager)

Technical

MR PAUL ELLIOTT

MR OWAIN SAMUEL

Contract researchersMR LORENZO HERRERO-DAVILA

DR ANDREW HUNT

DR RAFAEL LUQUE

MR PETER SHUTTLEWORTH

PHD STUDENTSJAMES COMERFORD

MELISSA COOKE

JENNIE DODSON

THOMAS FARMER

BRIGID LANIGAN

SREEDEVI NARAYANASWAMY

LUCY NATTRASS

JENNY WALL

ALEX (XIAOKUN) WANG

ROBIN WHITE

LEONA (JIEWEN) ZHAO

MSc STUDENTSEMMA COOPER

CHRISTOPHER HANNING

RONAN MCHUGH

CHRISTOPHER PARLETT

JOVITA WONG

JIA ZHAO

NONTIPA SUPANCHAIYARMAT(Strasbourg)

KEVIN FOUYER (Strasbourg)

Antonio Alosnso Llorente (Zaragosa)

Blanca Motos Perez (Zaragosa)

VISITING SCIENTISTSDR PRADIP DUTTA

JASMINKA PAVLINAC


Research

Industry

Networking

Education

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