WebCheminar: Sustainable Plastics – presented by Sustainability & Circularity NOW

WebCheminar: Sustainable Plastics – presented by Sustainability & Circularity NOW

Plastics are frequently criticized in the media for the environmental impact of their production and disposal; however, they also have great benefits and play important roles in technology. Therefore, the development of fully sustainable plastics is an important cross-disciplinary goal.

Start Date 06.07.2023 - 14:00
Event End 06.07.2023 - 16:00
Location Online Conference
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In this Thieme WebCheminar, chaired by Chris Slootweg (The Netherlands), Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability & Circularity NOW, our speakers André Bardow (Switzerland), Gert-Jan Gruter (The Netherlands), and Charlotte Williams (United Kingdom) will present their latest results in the field of sustainable plastics.
 
Our speakers:
• André Bardow (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) - “Towards Plastics within the Planetary Boundaries”
• Gert-Jan Gruter (University of Amsterdam, NL) - “The Future of Plastics: Biomass and CO2 as Feedstock for Polyesters with Large Volume Potential”
• Charlotte Williams (University of Oxford, UK) - “Sustainable Polymers from Renewable Resources”
 
This Thieme WebCheminar is of particular interest to organic chemistry students, graduate students, and researchers in industry and academia. Sign up now to save your spot!