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John Warner
Technology Greenhouse, LLC
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- 12 Principles of Green Chemistry
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| A promise to a sustainable future: 10 years of the Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign | Amy Cannon, John Warner, Juliana Vidal, Natalie O'Neil, Monica Soma Hensley, Jonathon Moir, Nimrat Obhi | 
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| Intellectual Ecology by Dr. John Warner | John Warner | 
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- John Warner was just tagged in a comment: Tagging @John Warner , @John De Backere, @Stefanie Loomis, @Annette Sebuyira, @Raks Derival to see if any of you may be interested in this opportunity or have any connections to others that might be interested. ...
- John Warner was just tagged in a comment: Dr. @John Warner once said that the goal of green chemistry is for the term itself to disappear, because it will simply become how we do chemistry. That made me wonder:Beyond the dedicated green chemistry books, do we have green-infused counterparts to the widely used textbooks in major chemistry disciplines?For example:Inorganic Chemistry: MiesslerOrganic Chemistry: McMurryPhysical Chemistry: AtkinsAnalytical Chemistry: SkoogBiochemistry: Lehninger, CampbellGeneral Chemistry: Chang, SilberbergMost of these classics have examples rooted in fossil fuel-derived processes and traditional industrial practices. But are there versions or entirely different textbooks, that weave in green chemistry principles, metrics, or case studies as a foundational lens?👥 Let’s share:Have you come across textbooks or resources that reflect sustainable chemistry thinking in core topics?Do your institutions supplement traditional materials with greener examples or case studies?Should we be pushing for textbook reform, or simply updating how we teach from them?This could be a helpful space for us to crowdsource and build a greener curriculum together....
- John Warner was just tagged in a comment: Hey Jerald, great question to start this discussion! A few years ago, Beyond Benign actually participated in a collaborative project with the University of Massachusetts Lowell on supporting an international committee of experts to establish a consensus definition for "sustainable chemistry", given there was some inconsistency across different literature reports and industry groups/companies. You can read more here (open access): https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/su/d3su00217a In general, many see green chemistry as a central set of principles that practising chemists can follow to help reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances, whereas sustainable chemistry takes into account broader concepts and considerations such as economics, sustainable development, alignment with the U.N. SDGs, etc. But green chemistry remains a core part of sustainable chemistry and is necessary to achieve the latter. Having said that, there is also some interesting history about the origins and definition of green chemistry as well. There have always been other concepts, roadmaps, definitions, frameworks, etc., and there are many that continue to be explored today too (e.g., planetary boundaries, Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) in the EU, etc.). You can read some of the history of these concepts here (open access): https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/J.CNT.5.131246 I think @John Warner has mentioned this in some of his presentations (although I hesitate to paraphrase on his behalf, hopefully he can add his two cents here!), but in essence we can sometimes get bogged down in definitions and frameworks at the expense of the importance of the spirit of the movement and the needed actions for making incremental improvements for longer-term benefit. I think there is some benefit in creating definitions and principles to help show people a path forward, but at the same time we know the ultimate goal is to do away with the definitions and have these concepts/approaches become the normal way we practice chemistry. Open to thoughts on the above! ...
- John Warner was just tagged in a comment: Image The Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry: A framework by Paul Anastas and @John Warner to reduce environmental impact and health risks in chemical processes. This infographic beautifully summarizes these principles, offering a quick, visual guide to sustainable chemistry. Image courtesy of Compound Interest (https://www.compoundchem.com/2015/09/24/green-chemistry/). I've used it many times in my classes and research presentations. I love the design, it's simply elegant....
- John Warner was just tagged in a comment: Wondering if @John Warner might have any suggestions here, having launched a number of start-up companies over the years. John, do you ever cover entrepreneurship in the courses/lectures you give? Any suggestions or thoughts for Nikki on how to approach this?...
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