Nearly 700 proposals were submitted to this year’s Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge, jointly run by the Elsevier Foundation and Elsevier’s chemistry journals team. The contest invites applicants worldwide to submit ideas for chemistry solutions addressing sustainability challenges in the developing world – energy, water, waste reduction, recyclability, chemistry, agriculture, medicine and more. After an extensive review process, the scientific jury selected five finalists, who will have the opportunity to pitch their proposals at the 2nd Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Berlin May 14 to 17. First and second place winners will be announced during the conference, with the first prize winner receiving €50,000 and the second prize winner €25,000, to further develop their research. Projects were judged for reproducibility and scalability as well as their innovative potential.
[…]Cashews to combat mosquitoes? Top 5 proposals for the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge
The Finalists
Dr. Alvaro Orjuela, National University of Colombia (UNAL), Colombia
Biobased polyurethanes: raw-materials from used cooking oils
Dr. Dênis Pires de Lima, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil
Biosurfactants to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Dr. Chioma Blaise Chikere, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Crude oil-polluted site ecorestoration, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Dr. Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Chitkara University, India
Electrochemical storage of hydrogen in activated charcoal
Flavie Prézélus, Federal University of Toulouse (UFT), France
Green membranes to provide safe drinking water
- Read the full article on Elsevier Connect: “Cashews to combat mosquitoes? Top 5 proposal for the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge“, Domiziana Francescon, 20 March 2017
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