How do we cut transport emissions while keeping today’s vehicles moving? This session surveys practical pathways across the fuel and engine ecosystem. Speakers will explore how wastes and byproducts can be converted into drop‑in liquid fuels and hydrogen‑rich streams, what techno‑economic and process choices matter for scale‑up, and how CO₂ can be transformed into useful intermediates with emerging electro‑, photo‑ and thermally driven methods. We’ll also look at the last mile—how fuel chemistry influences engine components and emissions control, informing durability and cleaner...

The Green Chemistry Challenge Awards celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025 and has recognized 150 winners. At the 2026 GC&E Conference, we will celebrate the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards winners and provide them an opportunity to share their award-winning green chemistry technologies.

The sustainable chemical manufacturing requires transformative advances in catalytic processes that enable the efficient conversion of renewable carbon sources such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and biomass-derived intermediates into fuels, chemicals, and materials. This symposium will bring together academic researchers, industrial scientists, and technology developers to discuss cutting-edge catalytic innovations and the collaborative frameworks needed to accelerate their deployment from laboratory to industry. The session will highlight multi-scale catalytic design strategies from...

Catalytic technologies that produce chemical fuels in a sustainable fashion are a critical buttress to current energy infrastructure and will continue to gain prominence as traditional sources of energy, such as fossil fuels, are gradually phased out. In this vein, catalyst technologies based on earth-abundant metals are an important emerging strategy as they offer many of the advantages of legacy catalysts with the added benefit of employing more sustainable materials. Work in this area has traditionally encompassed separate spheres including homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous...

Green chemistry evaluations are fundamentally grounded in metrics, which provide a systematic approach to assess the sustainability of chemical processes. Quantitative metrics, such as resource consumption, waste generation scores, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and other LCA categories are critical in providing objective data that can be compared across different processes and products. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly influenced by legislation and customer demand that emphasize specific metrics related to sustainability. In addition to quantitative measures,...

The development of new synthetic methodologies and strategies has been the cornerstone upon which sustainable industrial processes are built. The pure research advances arising from academia fuel the world s industrial innovation, while also training the scientific leaders of tomorrow. This special session highlights the research of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the broader, global organic chemistry community which has the potential to impact sustainable industrial chemistry. From abstracts submitted to this session, eight or more students will be selected to: Give a...

How do we move from “bio‑based” to bio‑based and best‑in‑class? This session showcases materials designed for performance and circularity, spanning polymers, coatings, and bioactives. Speakers will highlight green routes to value—from enzymatic amination of lignocellulose for selective amine production, protein films upcycled from cottonseed meals, and DNA–lipid self‑assemblies that deliver omniphobic, repulpable paper coatings, to dynamic polymer networks that self‑heal, adapt, and maintain strength. We’ll examine end‑of‑life by design through enzyme‑enabled PLA nanocomposites with tunable...

The use of peptides, oligonucleotides, and bioconjugates as therapeutics has experienced rapid and transformative growth in recent years, delivering substantial benefits to patient health and well-being. However, the production of these types of therapeutics has historically utilized processes that require the extensive use of hazardous reagents, large volumes of solvents, and high process mass intensity. This session will highlight innovative advancements in these fields with an emphasis on the use of green solvents, efficient synthetic processes, and purification strategies that reduce...

If we can see the horizon it is because we stand on the shoulders of giants. This paraphrase of Newton is appropriate in reflecting on 30 years of the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference both in recognizing the context of that past and viewing the horizon that the giants could not see. It’s possible that some attendees would be interested in understanding the perspective of those involved at the time of the first GC&E Conference and how it compares and contrasts with today. Perhaps more important, projecting at what green chemistry and engineering 30 years from now may...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are uniquely versatile materials with exceptional porosity and tunable structures, offering solutions for sustainable technologies. This symposium highlights advances in understanding MOFs properties and leveraging them for environmentally relevant applications. Presentations will also explore the potential for scaling promising MOF materials toward industrial applications in alignment with green chemistry principles. By connecting fundamental insights with applied research, the session aims to foster collaboration among chemists, materials scientists,...