Scope of the congress
The ambition for achieving a civilisation model based on sustainable development like the more and more stringent environmental issues motivates the chemists for developing novel products derived from natural resources. These new products must fulfil several criteria inherent to the ‘environmental friendly’ concept such as being hazardless for human being and environment and being produced by safer processes that must be moreover less energy consuming while generating less wastes. This congress entitled A greener chemistry for industry (GCI 2007) is in full agreement with the aforementioned context and will deal with these issues through two themes: « Valorisation of vegetal resources » and « Clean processes ».
This congress, with a multidisciplinary vocation, is more specifically centred on the development of new methods of synthesis, on the modification of the formulation of molecules and of polymer materials as well as natural composites issued from vegetal, and on processes designed for lowering energetic and environmental impact.
The GCI 2007 congress will be held in Villeneuve d’Ascq, North of France, at the University of Sciences and Technology of Lille, from the 2nd to the 5th of October 2007. This scientific event will be an excellent occasion for depicting the state on the art on green chemistry and agri-resources (1st day), performance materials (2nd day), and sustainable technologies and clean processes (3rd day). It will constitute an international Discussion forum for scientists, the actors of the industrial policy, the academic and government organisations interested in green chemistry and sustainable development.
The official languages of the congress will be English and French, but note that simultaneous translation will not be available.

Main themes of the congress

Wednesday, the 3rd of October:
Renewable raw materials, Fine chemistry, Detergency…
- Valorisation of glycerol, sorbitol and bio-ethanol
- Carbohydrates
- Modified cyclodextrins
- Anti-limestone and furtive sequestering agents issued from vegetal
- Enzymes used for detergency and for decontamination purposes

Tuesday, the 4th of October:
Innovating materials, Composites, Natural polymers, Metals, Glass…
- Flocculating agents issued from vegetal for water treatment
- Biopolymers, biolatex
- Applications of NMR spectroscopy to vitreous materials
- Interaction between materials for domestic use and products for dishwashers
- Deterging and decontamination agents: compromise between efficiency and preservation of materials
- Glass or crockery with limited bacterial development
- Non-adhesive easily cleanable culinary articles

Friday, the 5th of October:
Synthesis, Catalytic processes…
- Green solvents for green chemistry (H2O, supercritical CO2, ionic liquids)
- Catalytic oxidation (H2O2, O2, ROOH…)
- Micro- and nano-reactors-based technologies
- Microfluidics
- Enzymatic synthesis
- Amorphisation of sugars for enhancing bioavailability

Call for communication
Our purpose is to stimulate exchanges and discussions. Therefore, the organisers offer large possibilities to the participants for displaying posters, in addition to a limited number of selected oral communications. The contributions of researchers from academic institutions and private institutions are strongly encouraged for each of the three days.