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Award Winners
Winners by Year | Winners by Technology | Winners by Industry Sector
2012 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Codexis, Inc.
Professor Yi Tang,
University of California, Los Angeles
An Efficient Biocatalytic Process to Manufacture Simvastatin (summary / podcast)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Cytec Industries Inc.
MAX HT® Bayer Sodalite Scale Inhibitor (summary / podcast)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Buckman International, Inc.
Enzymes Reduce the Energy and Wood Fiber Required to Manufacture High-Quality Paper and Paperboard (summary / podcast)
- Small Business Award
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.
Using Metathesis Catalysis to Produce High-Performing, Green Specialty Chemicals at Advantageous Costs (summary / podcast)
- Academic Award
Professor Robert M. Waymouth,
Stanford University and
Dr. James L. Hedrick, IBM Almaden Research Center
Organic Catalysis: A Broadly Useful Strategy for Green Polymer Chemistry (summary / podcast) - Academic Award
Professor Geoffrey W. Coates,
Cornell University
Synthesizing Biodegradable Polymers from Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide (summary / podcast)
Past Award Entries and Recipients
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1996-2012 PGCC Award Recipients Booklet (PDF) (104 pp., 1.02 MB)
Summary of 2012 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (54 pp., 846 KB)
Summary of 2011 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (64 pp., 406 KB)
Summary of 2010 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (58 pp., 739 KB)
Summary of 2009 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (71 pp., 869 KB)
Summary of 2008 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (65 pp., 348 KB)
Summary of 2007 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (75 pp., 375 KB)
Summary of 2006 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (70 pp., 502 KB)
Summary of 2005 Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (63 pp., 300 KB)
Summary of 2000
Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (64 pp., 358 KB)
Summary of 1999
Awards Entries and Recipients (PDF) (88 pp., 354 KB)
Resumen
de Propuestas y Premios Otorgados en 1999 (en Español) (PDF) (104 pp., 387 KB)
Summary of 1998
Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (81 pp., 491 KB)
Summary of 1997
Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (48 pp., 246 KB)
Summary of 1996
Award Entries and Recipients (PDF) (52 pp., 211 KB)
Past Award Recipients
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2011 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Genomatica
Production of Basic Chemicals from Renewable Feedstocks at Lower Cost (summary / podcast)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.
NEXARTM Polymer Membrane Technology (summary / podcast)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Water-based Acrylic Alkyd Technology (summary / podcast)
- Small Business Award
BioAmber, Inc.
Integrated Production and Downstream Applications of Biobased Succinic Acid (summary / podcast)
- Academic Award
Professor Bruce H. Lipshutz,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Towards Ending Our Dependence on Organic Solvents (summary / podcast)
2010 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
The Dow Chemical Company
BASF
Innovative, Environmentally Benign Production of Propylene Oxide via Hydrogen Peroxide (summary / podcast)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Merck & Co., Inc.
Codexis, Inc.
Greener Manufacturing of Sitagliptin Enabled by an Evolved Transaminase (summary / podcast)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Clarke
NatularTM Larvicide: Adapting Spinosad for Next-Generation Mosquito Control (summary / podcast)
- Small Business Award
LS9, Inc.
Microbial Production of Renewable PetroleumTM Fuels and Chemicals (summary / podcast)
- Academic Award
James C. Liao, Ph.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles
Recycling Carbon Dioxide to Biosynthesize Higher Alcohols (summary / podcast)
2009 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Eastman Chemical Company
A Solvent-Free Biocatalytic Process for Cosmetic and Personal Care Ingredients (summary / podcast)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
CEM Corporation
Innovative Analyzer Tags Proteins for Fast, Accurate Results without Hazardous Chemicals or High Temperatures (summary / podcast)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cook Composites and Polymers Company (Chempol® technology acquired by Arkema Coating Resins)
Chempol® MPS Resins and Sefose® Sucrose Esters Enable High-Performance Low-VOC Alkyd Paints and Coatings (summary / podcast)
- Small Business Award
Virent Energy Systems, Inc. (PDF) (2 pp., 54 KB)
BioForming® Process: Catalytic Conversion of Plant Sugars into Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels (summary / podcast)
- Academic Award
Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski,
Carnegie Mellon University
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Low-impact Polymerization Using a Copper Catalyst and Environmentally Friendly Reducing Agents (summary / podcast)
2008 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Battelle
Development and Commercialization of Biobased Toners (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Nalco Company
3D TRASAR® Technology (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Spinetoram: Enhancing a Natural Product for Insect Control (summary)
- Small Business Award
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.
New Stabilized Alkali Metals for Safer, Sustainable Syntheses (summary)
- Academic Award
Professors Robert E. Maleczka, Jr. and Milton R. Smith, III,
Michigan State University
Green Chemistry for Preparing Boronic Esters (summary)
2007 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Professor Kaichang Li, Oregon State University
Columbia Forest Products
Hercules Incorporated (now Ashland Inc.)
- Acquired by Ashland Inc.
Development and Commercial Application of Environmentally Friendly Adhesives for Wood Composites (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Headwaters Technology Innovation
Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide by Selective Nanocatalyst Technology (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Cargill, Incorporated
BiOH™ Polyols (summary)
- Small Business Award
NovaSterilis Inc. (PDF) (1 pp., 162 KB)
Environmentally Benign Medical Sterilization Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Michael J. Krische,
University of Texas at Austin
Hydrogen-Mediated Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation (summary)
2006 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novel Green Synthesis for β-Amino Acids Produces the Active Ingredient in Januvia™ (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Codexis, Inc.
Directed Evolution of Three Biocatalysts to Produce the Key Chiral Building Block for Atorvastatin, the Active Ingredient in Lipitor® (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Greenlist™ Process to Reformulate Consumer Products (summary)
- Small Business Award
Arkon Consultants
NuPro Technologies, Inc. (now Eastman Kodak)
Environmentally Safe Solvents and Reclamation in the Flexographic Printing Industry (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Galen J. Suppes,
University of Missouri-Columbia
Biobased Propylene Glycol and Monomers from Natural Glycerin (summary)
2005 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Novozymes
NovaLipid™: Low Trans Fats and Oils Produced by Enzymatic Interesterification of Vegetable Oils Using Lipozyme® (summary)
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Merck & Co., Inc.
A Redesigned, Efficient Synthesis of Aprepitant, the Active Ingredient in Emend®: A New Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
BASF Corporation
A UV-Curable, One-Component, Low-VOC Refinish Primer: Driving Eco-Efficiency Improvements (summary) - Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Archer RC™: A Nonvolatile, Reactive Coalescent for the Reduction of VOCs in Latex Paints (summary)
- Small Business Award
Metabolix, Inc.
Producing Nature’s Plastics Using Biotechnology (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Robin D. Rogers,
The University of Alabama
A Platform Strategy Using Ionic Liquids to Dissolve and Process Cellulose for Advanced New Materials (summary)
2004 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Development of a Green Synthesis for Taxol® Manufacture via Plant Cell Fermentation and Extraction (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.
Optimyze®: A New Enzyme Technology to Improve Paper Recycling (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Engelhard Corporation (now BASF Corporation)
Engelhard Rightfit™ Organic Pigments: Environmental Impact, Performance, and Value (summary)
- Small Business Award
Jeneil Biosurfactant Company
Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant: A Natural, Low-Toxicity Alternative to Synthetic Surfactants (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Charles A. Eckert and Professor Charles L. Liotta,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Benign Tunable Solvents Coupling Reaction and Separation Processes (summary)
2003 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Süd-Chemie Inc. (now a Clariant Group Company)
A Wastewater-Free Process for Synthesis of Solid Oxide Catalysts (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
DuPont
Microbial Production of 1,3-Propanediol (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Shaw Industries, Inc.
EcoWorx™ Carpet Tile: A Cradle-to-Cradle Product (summary)
- Small Business Award
AgraQuest, Inc. (now Bayer CropScience)
Serenade®: An Effective, Environmentally Friendly Biofungicide (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Richard A. Gross,
Polytechnic University
New Options for Mild and Selective Polymerizations Using Lipases (summary)
2002 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Pfizer, Inc.
Green Chemistry in the Redesign of the Sertraline Process (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Cargill Dow LLC (now NatureWorks LLC)
NatureWorks™ PLA Process (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Chemical Specialties, Inc. (now Viance)
ACQ Preserve®: The Environmentally Advanced Wood Preservative (summary)
- Small Business Award
SC Fluids, Inc.
SCORR – Supercritical CO2 Resist Remover (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Eric J. Beckman,
University of Pittsburgh
Design of Non-Fluorous, Highly CO2-Soluble Materials (summary)
2001 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Bayer Corporation
Bayer AG
(technology acquired by LANXESS)
Baypure™ CX (Sodium Iminodisuccinate): An Environmentally Friendly and Readily Biodegradable Chelating Agent (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Novozymes North America, Inc.
BioPreparation™ of Cotton Textiles: A Cost-Effective, Environmentally Compatible Preparation Process (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
PPG Industries
Yttrium as a Lead Substitute in Cationic Electrodeposition Coatings (summary)
- Small Business Award
EDEN Bioscience Corporation (technology acquired by Plant Health Care, Inc.)
Messenger®: A Green Chemistry Revolution in Plant Production and Food Safety (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Chao-Jun Li,
Tulane University
Quasi-Nature Catalysis: Developing Transition Metal Catalysis in Air and Water (summary)
2000 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Roche Colorado Corporation
An Efficient Process for the Production of Cytovene®, a Potent Antiviral Agent (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Bayer Corporation
Bayer AG
Two-Component Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Sentricon™ Termite Colony Elimination System, A New Paradigm for Termite Control (summary)
- Small Business Award
RevTech, Inc.
Envirogluv™: A Technology for Decorating Glass and Ceramicware with Radiation-Curable, Environmentally Compliant Inks (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Chi-Huey Wong,
The Scripps Research Institute
Enzymes in Large-Scale Organic Synthesis (summary)
1999 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Lilly Research Laboratories
Practical Application of a Biocatalyst in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Nalco Company
The Development and Commercialization of ULTIMER®: The First of a New Family of Water-Soluble Polymer Dispersions (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Spinosad: A New Natural Product for Insect Control (summary)
- Small Business Award
BioFine, Inc. (now DPS BioMetics, Inc.)
Conversion of Low-Cost Biomass Wastes to Levulinic Acid and Derivatives (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Terry Collins,
Carnegie Mellon University
TAML™ Oxidant Activators: General Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide for Green Oxidation Technologies (summary)
1998 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Flexsys America L.P.
Elimination of Chlorine in the Synthesis of 4-Aminodiphenylamine: A New Process That Utilizes Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution for Hydrogen (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Argonne National Laboratory
Novel Membrane-Based Process for Producing Lactate Esters – Nontoxic Replacements for Halogenated and Toxic Solvents (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Rohm & Haas (now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company)
Invention and Commercialization of a New Chemical Family of Insecticides Exemplified by CONFIRM™ Selective Caterpillar Control Agent and the Related Selective Insect Control Agents MACH 2™ and INTREPID™ (summary)
- Small Business Award
PYROCOOL Technologies, Inc.
Technology for the Third Millennium: The Development and Commercial Introduction of an Environmentally Responsible Fire Extinguishment and Cooling Agent (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Barry M. Trost,
Stanford University
The Development of the Concept of Atom Economy (summary)
- Academic Award
Dr. Karen M. Draths and Professor John W. Frost,
Michigan State University
Use of Microbes as Environmentally Benign Synthetic Catalysts (summary)
1997 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
BHC Company (now BASF Corporation)
BHC Company Ibuprofen Process (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Imation
(technology acquired by Eastman Kodak Company)
Dry View™ Imaging Systems (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Albright & Wilson Americas (now Rhodia)
THPS Biocides: A New Class of Antimicrobial Chemistry (summary)
- Small Business Award
Legacy Systems, Inc.
Coldstrip™, A Revolutionary Organic Removal and Wet Cleaning Technology (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Joseph M. DeSimone, University of North Carolina (UNC)and North Carolina State University (NCSU)
)
Design and Application of Surfactants for Carbon Dioxide (summary)
1996 Award Recipients
- Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Monsanto Company
Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Diethanolamine (summary)
- Greener Reaction Conditions Award
The Dow Chemical Company
100 Percent Carbon Dioxide as a Blowing Agent for the Polystyrene Foam Sheet Packaging Market (summary)
- Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Rohm & Haas (now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company)
Designing an Environmentally Safe Marine Antifoulant (summary)
- Small Business Award
Donlar Corporation (now NanoChem Solutions, Inc.)
Production and Use of Thermal Polyaspartic Acid (summary)
- Academic Award
Professor Mark Holtzapple,
Texas A&M University
Conversion of Waste Biomass to Animal Feed, Chemicals, and Fuels (summary)
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