MORNING SESSION

OPENING SESSION

Welcoming addresses

Hble Sr. Ramón Espadaler i Parcerisas. Minister of the Environment, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Spain

Antoni Gurguí i Ferrer.

Director of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Spain

Rafael Beaus.

President of Spanish Association of Fine Chemicals Manufacturers (AFAQUIM), Spain

Antoni Trius, CEO COGNIS, Germany

Josep Castells, General Director of IUCT, Spain

OPENING REMARKS

Carles Estévez, Scientific Director of IUCT, Spain

GLOBAL PLENARY

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

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

The White House.

United States.

• Alfons M. López, Environmental Quality Manager, Autonomous Government of Catalonia.

Spain.

• Ana Sánchez España, Chief of Biotechnology Area.

Ministry of Science and Technology. Spain

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

Spain

GREEN CHEMISTRY IN

INDUSTRY SESSION I

Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of Viagra and a Chiral Glutarate Intermediate

• Jens Ahman, R&D Center, Pfizer, UK.

Waterborne polyurethane systems Solutions for VOC compliant coatings with highest quality demand

• Wieland Hovestadt, Bayer. Germany.

POSTER SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION

Chlorined hydrocarbon Solvents Reduction: Research Strategies and Industrial Implementation

• Angel Calderón, R&D manager, UQUIFA.

Spain.

GREEN CHEMISTRY IN

INDUSTRY SESSION II

Chemical Assessment and Product Formulation: The Unified Green Cleaning Alliance Project

• Lauren Heine, Zero Waste Alliance, Portland, Oregon.

USA.

Starting/Small Business case studies

• Josep M. Echarri. CIDEM. Autonomous Government of Catalonia.

Spain.

MORNING SESSION

GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH SESSION

CATALYSIS

Strategies for the immobilization of chiral catalysts containing bis (oxazoline) ligands

• José Antonio Mayoral.

Universidad de Zaragoza,

Spain.

Heterogeneous Catalysis for the clean Synthesis of Intermediate Chemicals

• José Manuel López Nieto.

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. ITQ.

Spain.

In Situ Sprectroscopy for Green Process Design

• Istvan Horváth

Eötvos University, Budapest.

Hungary.

ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PROCESSES

Catalytic activation of hydrogen peroxide for Green Chemical Processes

• Terry Collins, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

United States.

Primary Measures for Minimization of PCDDIF in Incinerations

• Dieter Lenoir, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, GSF-Research Center Neuherberg.

Germany.

PANEL 2: GREEN CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES

Green Chemistry to address global environmental issues

• Dennis L Hjeresen. Director of The Green Chemistry Institute of the American Chemical Society.

United States.

The Cost Action D29 on sustainable Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology

Istvan Horváth

Eötvos University, Budapest.

Hungary.

Ramón Mestres, University of Valencia, Spain / FECS

Green Chemistry Initiatives in Spain

Carles Estévez, IUCT.

Spain.

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AFTERNOON SESSION

ORGANIC BIOTRANSFORMATIONS

Synthesis of nucleosides catalyzed by immobilized whole cells

• José Vicente Sinisterra, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Spain.

ALTERNATIVE REACTION CONDITIONS

Ionics liquids: The Bear Necessities

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

United Kingdom.

Microwave radiation. Not only a green alternative to conventional heating

• Antonio de la Hoz, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha.

Spain.

Carbon Dioxide as a Green Solvent for Catalysis

• Walter Leitner, Institut für Teschnische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen.

Germany.