MORNING SESSION

OPENING SESSION

Welcoming addresses

Inaugural conference

Green Chemistry: Towards environmentally benign chemical syntheses and processes

• Paul T. Anastas, Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The White House.

United States.

PANEL 1: GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH POLICIES

• Victor Macià, CEMA. Ministry of the Environment.

Autonomous Government of Catalonia (Moderator).

Spain.

• Ana Sánchez España, Chief of Biotechnology Area.

Ministry of Science and Technology. Spain

• Germán Rodríguez, Chief of Department of Chemical and Health Technologies. CDTI.

Spain

• Tracy Williamson, Environmental Protection Agency.

United States.

GREEN CHEMISTRY IN

INDUSTRY SESSION

The Development and Commercial Introduction of an Environmentally Responsible Fire Extinguishment and Cooling Agent

• Robert E.Tinsley, Pyrocool Technologies, Inc.

United States.

POSTER SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION

Development of Microwaves-Dryable, Industrially-Applied, Water-Borne Polymers and Coatings

• Sylvie Barra. Rohm & Haas Company.

France.

Green Chemistry in Pharmaceutical

Industry

• Bernhard Riss, Novartis Pharma AG.

Switzerland.

PANEL 2: GREEN CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES

• Pietro Tundo. University of Venezia. Consorzio Interuniversitario "La Chimica per l'Ambiente" and IUPAC.

Italy.

• Tracy Williamson, Environmental Protection Agency.

United States.

• Harpal Minhas. Royal Chemical Society.

UK.

• Carles Estévez, IUCT.

Spain.

MORNING SESSION

Waste-Free Friedel-Crafts Acylations

• Robert T. Hembre, Eastman Chemical Company.

United States.

GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH SESSION

Dimethyl carbonate: a versatile and environmentally benign reagent

• Pietro Tundo. University of Venezia. Director of Consorzio Interuniversitario "La Chimica per l'Ambiente".

Italy.

Ionic liquids: Latest Advances

• Kenneth Seddon.The Queen's University of Belfast.

United Kingdom.

The Role of Genomics in the Design, Developement and Implementation of Bio-based Green Processes.

• Gaspar Taroncher-Oldenburg. Princeton University.

United States.

Oxidation Heterogeneous Catalysis for Clean Processes

• Ferruccio Trifiró.

University of Bologna.

Italy.

Environmentally Benign Materials Based on Intermolecular Interactions

• John C. Warner. University of Massachussets.

United States.

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AFTERNOON SESSION

An Environmentally Benign, Biomimetic Approach to Assembling Nanoelectronic Devices

• James E. Hutchison. University of Oregon.

United States.

Electrochemistry for a Cleaner Environment

• Jose González García. Universidad de Alicante.

Spain.

Figures (rar format)

Alternative reaction conditions for the reduction/elimination of PCBs formed in Azo Colorant Synthesis

• Carles Estévez. IUCT.

Spain.

CLOSING

• Josep M. Bou

General Director of Environmental Planning. Ministry of the Environmen., Autonomous Goverment of Catalonia.