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The Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York is a world-leading research centre dedicated to creating genuinely sustainable supply chains for chemical and related products.
We develop green chemistry solutions by linking green chemistry and the bio-refinery, with socio-economic analysis and environmental impact studies and working with all stakeholders including NGOs and social investors as well as manufacturers, producers and retailers.
About Us
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ResearchIndustrial collaboration Development of educational and promotional materialsNetworking with all chemical stakeholders
Activities:The Centre is involved in a number of green chemistry activities in the areas of:
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Activities:
ResearchResearch activities at Masters, PhD and
postdoctoral level include the use of renewable resources for sustainable chemical
manufacturing based on benign extraction technologies, the design and application of
novel biomaterials, the clean chemical transformation of platform molecules and the
development of novel catalysts for application to industrially relevant processes. The Centre has
a long established reputation for fostering interdisciplinary research through close
collaboration with numerous departments and organisations both on campus and externally
with other universities, industry and government bodies.
Collaboration between industry and academia is a perfect way to develop a theoretical idea into a realistic project: the PhD researchers at York are freed of the thought and process constraints associated with our business and so leave no stone unturned in pursuit of the answer’
Nigel Stansfield, Innovations Director, InterfaceFLOR
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IndustryGreen Chemistry for Industry has a well
established reputation for working with business partners in key chemical and producer and user sectors to facilitate development of efficient and
environmentally sound supply chains for important chemical and related products. With
its hub in the Green Chemistry Centre, and access to the expertise and facilities in
collaborating laboratories at the University of Leeds and Central Science Laboratory (CSL), it
acts as a one-stop shop for companies to access world-class green chemical technology R&D in an efficient individually tailored manner.
‘Using the resources of the Centre, we were able to validate the performance of our current process, as well as focus on potential improved methods of manufacture.’
Dr Matt Walker, R&D Manager, Clariant UK Ltd
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Activities:Networking
Local and international networking is vital to all the activities of the Centre. Strong links with
numerous departments and organisations across campus consolidate York’s internationally
leading position. Our partners include: Biology, Chemistry, CNAP, Eco-Chemistry, Economics, Environment, Social Policy and the Stockholm
Environment Institute. The Centre is the hub for the international Green Chemistry Network (www.chemsoc.org/gcn) which promotes
awareness and facilitates education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry,
commerce, academia and schools. The Centre also leads the Green Chemistry Partnership in
the Worldwide Universities Network (www.wun.ac.uk/greenchem).
‘I find the GCN very helpful and a very useful source of information’
Dr Andrew Wells, Principal Scientist,AstraZeneca
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Activities:Education
The Green Chemistry Centre established the first Masters course in the UK focusing on
sustainable chemistry. The course, which is currently in its fifth year, involves collaboration
with the chemical and pharmaceutical industries as well as chemical user organisations such as the retail trade. The Chemistry Department at
York also offers undergraduate modules in Clean Technology and Green Chemistry. Staff in the Green Chemistry Centre are also involved
in educational development programmes including web-based resources for schools,
training courses for industry and course materials for undergraduate programmes, as
well as running outreach activities for schoolchildren and the general public.
‘We recognise the course as an effective mechanism for collaborating with academia in an increasingly important area. It also provides a valuable opportunity for us to work directly with the students and hence give them an insight into the realities of working in the chemical industry’.
Dr Paul Ravenscroft, Director of Synthetic Chemistry,GlaxoSmithKline plc
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Projects:Green Chemistry Network
Working with NGOs, trade, industry, schools and government
Organising conferences, workshops and training courses
Providing educational material for universities & schools
Regular newsletters and contributions to books and journals
Lectures and exhibitions for schools and the general public
Scholarships for researchers from developing countries
Running sector/group-themed projects
The GCN promotes awareness and facilitates education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry, commerce, academia and schools through:
The GCN is an excellent forum for information exchanges and collaboration, offering bespoke services including desk-top studies, educational projects, etc.www.chemsoc.org/networks/gcn
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Projects:Green Chemistry & the Consumer
Quarterly newsletters
Workshops and annual symposia
Promotional and exhibition materials for outreach activities
Technology brokerage facility promoting greener products
By working together with retailers, industrialists, trade associations, NGOs and other stakeholders, the Green Chemistry and the Consumer project aims to provide solutions to chemical-related problems in the supply chains of consumer products through the promotion and application of green chemistry. The project aims to communicate case studies and recent advances in the development of more environmentally friendly chemical products. The project offers:
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Projects:Worldwide Universities Network
Research training: to build collaborative activities
Corporate links bringing tangible benefits to industry by providing a ready-made network of expertise
Multidisciplinary research proposals
E-learning programme in Green Chemistry
Multidisciplinary virtual seminars: live on the internet
Global Exchange Programme
An alliance of research-leading universities worldwide utilising the combined facilities and expertise base to deliver research of global significance. The Green Chemistry Partnership is committed the application of biorefinery concepts to develop economically and socially viable sustainable chemical feedstocks. The partnership is actively involved in and committed to:
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Projects:e -learning in Green Chemistry
Technical and non-technical courses for the chemical and related industry, government, NGOs, healthcare organisations, retail andmanufacturing companies
Introduction of the concepts of Green Chemistry and its key drivers including cross-sector environmental legislation
Examples of how Green Chemistry can benefit business through better practices and implementation of the latest technologies
Opportunities Green Chemistry presents through better utilisation of resources and the development of new products
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Projects:Masters in Clean Chemical Technology
Masters course offered by the Centre is run in collaboration with industry
Designed to equip graduates with the tools, techniques and general understanding of environmental, economic and social factors associated with the implementation of clean chemical technology
Designed to meet industry's requirements
Unique opportunity to solve current and real problems through a six-month industrial project.
Skills transferable to manufacturing industry in general, scientific research, legal and environmental services, government and the retail trade.
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Projects:Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
Renewable feedstocks are an increasingly important and viable resource
A wide range of renewable feedstocks investigated (including low value plants,energy crops and food by-products)
Application of green chemical technologies including supercritical fluids, microwave and ultrasound processing, catalytic and other clean synthesis methods
Developing new, genuinely sustainable, low environmental impact routes to important chemical products, materials and biofuels.
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Projects:Novel Biomaterials
A range of new materials based on natural polysaccharides and lignin
Raw materials: residues from the agricultural, forestry and shellfish industriesSimple physical and chemical modificationComplex, application-driven structures and sophisticated materials Wide range of current and potential applications including:
• Adsorption, separations, chromatography• Heterogeneous catalysis, organic acids and bases,
metals and enzymes • Entrapment for effluent treatment applications• Films, coatings, adhesives, composites and
biodegradable materials in general
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Projects:BiodieselAn Economically Viable Petrol-Fuel Replacement
Socio-economic impact of use of arable land for energy crops;Application of green chemistry technologies to improve the production processGovernment regulatory issuesDynamic economic analysisIdentification of the most suitable feedstock cropsBuilding collaborations with companies to explore adding value to the by-products of the manufacturing process
A multidisciplinary partnership looking at the entire biodiesel life-cycle assessing its environmental sustainability, economic viability, and social acceptability.
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Projects:Bio-chemicals
A low value, high volume agricultural by-product and biorefinery feedstock for materials, chemicals and bio-energy/fuels
Extraction of valuable chemicals from wheat straw as the first step in a biorefinery
Selective and complete extraction of wheat straw waxes (as a base for cosmetics) using supercritical CO2
Valuable fractions can be extractedIndustrial collaboration withBotanix Ltd to scale up the extractionsApplication materials currently tested by Croda
Adding Value to Wheat Straw
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Projects:Bio-chemicals
Relatively high volume of valuable metabolites can be selectively extracted using supercritical CO2
Adding value to upland rural communities in the UK through the exploitation of valuable secondary metabolites found in heather.
Alkanes - semiochemicalproperties Triterpenoid - anti-cancer properties Phenolic - antioxidant activity
Viable candidate for commercialisation. Spent heather can be utilised as a feedstock for biorefinery applications.
Heather: An Unexploited Asset
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Projects:BALDER Research NetworkBiomass and Land Use, Development and Environmental Research Network is a multidisciplinary collaboration team investigating the exploitation of biomass potential and the provision of alternatives to fossil fuels through a holistic approach.
To determine the contribution that biomass can make to energy provision and chemical feedstocks without affecting
food security and sustainable development
Understand potential for conversion of biomass to
energy and chemicals
Understand potential for land use allocation for
different biomass resources in specific
regions
Understand ecosystem structure (biodiversity) and function (services)
implications of land use changes
Calculate net emissions of GHGs and air pollutants
and resource flows of different biomass
options
Understand socio-economic and development
implications of different land uses
Understand organisational structures for
delivery of biomass potential
Calculate scenarios of (future) demand for fuels, food and other that biomass supply can meet
OVERALL OBJECTIVE
PROGRAMME PURPOSE To use a regional case study approach to assess biomass potential to replace fossil fuels, economic costs and benefits and
identify areas of conflict
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Projects:CHEMCELL
Objectives:
To develop a range of novel generic methodologies, based on green chemical technologies for the production of health-therapeutics and health promotersDevelopment of novel nanoscale separations for capillary borne microreactors coupled with state-of-the-analytical techniquesDevelopment of materials for high-throughput separation methodologies for component identificationTo provide multidisciplinary training in research and laboratory methods in chemical biology
Chemical Biology in Reactors and Cells
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Green Chemistry for Industry is an integral and outward-facing component of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence.
We are dedicated to developing and promoting genuinely sustainable supply chains for chemical, energy and pharmaceutical industries, from raw materials through cleaner processing to the final products and routes for their ultimate disposal.
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Green Chemistry for Industry
Green Chemistry for Industry serves as a one-stop-shop for companies to access the wide-ranging expertise of the world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities, augmented by specialists and the equipment of colleagues and partners at the University of Leeds and the Central Science Laboratories of DEFRA in York.
Green Chemistry for Industry has a well-established reputation for managing successful commercial R&D projects with customers in a variety of industrial sectors, ranging from small manufacturing enterprises through to large corporations at a local, national and international level.
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Green Chemistry for Industry Key Strengths
“Not for profit” organisation
Flexible bespoke services tailored to industrial needs and delivering efficient and cost effective solutions
Dedicated Commercial Manager and senior researchers
A diverse range of technical areas including: Clean synthesisImplementation of alternative solvents/reagentsApplication of novel reactor technologies Utilisation of renewable resources and biorefinery processingDevelopment of novel materials
Over 20 world-class expert staff supporting projects.
State-of-the-art processing and analytical equipment & supporting expertise
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Green Chemistry for Industry We Can Help to …
Improve environmental foot-print through utilisation of renewable resources
Reduce/replace hazardous chemicals and auxiliaries in processes/products
Enhance process and product performance
Minimise energy consumption
Minimise waste or identify alternative uses
Identify financial support opportunities
Consult on chemicals related legislation
Collaboratively exploit in-house IP in areas including:- Development of novel materials- Utilisation of renewable resources- Clean synthesis
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Green Chemistry for Industry ServicesA range of time–flexible services based on a 3-tierstructure tailored to industrial needs, delivering efficient and cost effective solutions.
We offer short-term problem solving and identification of opportunities; short-term lab-based feasibility studies; and longer-term consultancy, development and lab-based research. We also offer training and awareness in green chemistry, environmental impact studies, and help with environmental legislation.
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Green Chemistry for Industry
TIER 1 Short (1 to 2 weeks) problem solving by reviewing current practices, methods, processes and identifying opportunities, e.g. seeking an alternative to a toxic reagent.
Service Structure
TIER 2 A short-term (1 to 3 months) lab-based study to investigate the technical feasibility either for a new customer or following recommendations from Tier 1.
TIER 3 A long-term (3 to 12+ months) relationship involving consultancy/lab based studies leading to the demonstration of applicability of technology to a product or process.
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Green Chemistry for Industry Case Study: Clariant
Tier 1 Explore + review options, plan + cost Tier 2 activity.
Tier 2 Short-term desktop investigation of alternative routes to a key product.
Input: Critical assessment of current technologies + identification of opportunities.
Output: Technology report with expert recommendations and project roadmap.
Tier 3 Longer-term relationship involving a 3 year project
Input: Implementation of Tier 2 roadmap to evaluate and optimise the new technology.
Output: Quarterly reports and review meetings, work visits exploitation of IP and publication in scientific and technical press.
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Green Chemistry for Industry Customer Testimonial
“…the Centre’s … helped the company focus on the best strategic way forward…real boost to the resources ... With the ever increasing pressures on the Speciality Chemical Industry from far eastern competition, raw material and energy cost increases it is vital that we identify and operate World class processes utilising the very best technology available. I am confident the methodology we have adopted by this collaborative project has offered the most cost effective solution toClariant and is adaptable to others in our sector of industry.”
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Green Chemistry for Industry Case Study: Waste UtilisationKey Benefits
Extraction of Valuable Chemicals
Waste Effluent Treatment
Recovery of Organics/ Precious Metals
Bio-refinery Applications
Renewable Chemical Feedstocks
Bio-based Novel Materials
Harnessing Combustion Processes
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Green Chemistry for Industry Case Study: Novel MaterialsKey Benefits
Biodegradable
Excellent Physico-Chemical Properties
Controllable Surface Properties
Biocidal Properties
High Surface Area
Mesoporous
High and Tuneable Functionality
Good Thermal Stability
Amenable to Shaping
Monolith Formation
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Green Chemistry for Industry Case Study: Clean SynthesisKey Benefits
Increased Efficiency
Increased Productivity
Reduced Waste Generation
Reduced Energy Consumption
Elimination of Hazards
Minimisation of Auxiliaries (e.g. Solvents)
Reduced Costs
Reduced Dependence on Fossil Resources
Green Credentials to Attract Investors