Special Issue "Sustainable Approaches within the Chemical Sciences"

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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2010)

Special Issue Editor

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Michael A. R. Meier
University of Potsdam, Institute of Chemistry, Laboratory of Sustainable Organic Synthesis, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Golm / Potsdam, Germany
Website: http://www.meier-michael.com/
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Interests: renewable raw materials; fats and oils; catalysis; metathesis; polymers; controlled/living polymerization; block-copolymers

Published Papers

Click here to see a list of 2 papers that have been published in this special issue.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability and approaches that are along the line with the principles of green chemistry are already now in the focus of many chemists. Some important issues that need our attention are the minimization of (toxic) waste, the use of efficient catalytic chemical reactions, the sustainable utilization of renewable feedstocks, and many others. In addition, it is very important to include these concepts to the curriculum of our students in order to educate a future generation of chemists that will not repeat the mistakes made by their predecessors.

Prof. Dr. Michael A. R. Meier
Guest Editor

Related Section in other Journals

Green Chemistry in IJMS

Related Special Issues in other Journals

Advances in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemistry in IJMS.

Submission

All manuscripts should be submitted to sustainability@mdpi.com with a copy to the Guest Editor. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. Article Processing Charges (APC) for publication in this Open Access journal are 300 CHF (Swiss Francs) per accepted Paper. English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

Keywords

green chemistry
catalysis
renewable raw materials
waste prevention
environmental assessment
atom economy
education

Planned Papers

Title: Biofuels – Their Potentials and Limits
Abstract: Heralt Schöne, Mark Rüsch gen. Klaas
Affiliation: Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences / Brodaer Str. 2, 17033 Neubrandenburg, Germany; E-Mails: schoene@hs-nb.de (H.S.); ruesch.gen.klaas@hs-nb.de (M.R.g.K.)
Abstract: Hydrocarbons are the preferred fuels but fundamental calculations show that their production from land based biomass is capped by economy and ecology. Agricultural biomass can thus only contribute moderately to our actual fuel needs. Agricultural waste should be utilized first to avoid the dangerous competition between fuel and food. Biogeneous fuel should be used in those areas where their ecological advantages matters most.
Keywords: biomass, renewable resources, fuel, energy, availability, biofuel

Last update: 12 February 2010

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