Opportunities for greener alternatives in chemical formulations

P. G. Jessop; F. Ahmadpour; M. A. Buczynski; T. J. Burns; N. B. Green II; R. Korwin; D. Long; S. K. Massad; J. B. Manley; N. Omidbakhsh; R. Pearl; S. Pereira; R. A. Predale; P. G. Sliva; H. VanderBilt; S. Weller; M. H. Wolf

doi:10.1039/C4GC02261K

Opportunities for greener alternatives in chemical formulations

P. G. Jessop,*^a F. Ahmadpour,^b M. A. Buczynski,^c T. J. Burns,^d N. B. Green II,^e R. Korwin,^f D. Long,^g S. K. Massad,^h J. B. Manley,ⁱ N. Omidbakhsh,^j R. Pearl,^k S. Pereira,^l R. A. Predale,^m P. G. Sliva,ⁿ H. VanderBilt,^o S. Weller^p and M. H. Wolf^q

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^a Dept. of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
E-mail: jessop@chem.queensu.ca

^b Virox Technologies Inc., 2770 Coventry Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: faraz@virox.com
Tel: +(905) 813-0110 ext. 123

^c Church & Dwight Co., Inc., now with Reckitt Benckiser, 399 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ, USA
E-mail: michael.buczynski@rb.com
Tel: +1-973 404 2484

^d Novozymes North America, Inc., 77 Perry Chapel Church Road, Franklinton, NC, USA
E-mail: tjb@novozymes.com
Tel: +919-494-3043

^e Rochester Midland Corporation, 155 Paragon Drive, Rochester, NY, USA
E-mail: ngreen@rochestermidland.com
Tel: +585 336 2405

^f State Industrial Products, 5915 Landerbrook Drive, Mayfield Heights, OH, USA
E-mail: rkorwin@stateindustrial.com
Tel: +440-544-5113

^g Environmental Sustainability Solutions, LLC, 5551 Lake Ridge Trail, Frankfort, MI, USA
E-mail: dlong.ess@gmail.com
Tel: +231-352-6907

^h Zep Inc., 1420 Seaboard Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA, USA
E-mail: suhail.massad@zep.com
Tel: +404-603-7592

ⁱ Guiding Green LLC, 457 E. Mier Rd., Sanford, MI 48657, USA
E-mail: juliemanley@GuidingGreen.com
Tel: +815-325-4974

^j Formerly of Virox Technologies Inc., 2770 Coventry Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: navid@virox.com
Tel: +(905) 813-0110 ext. 123

^k Florida Chemical Company, Inc., 1785 King Road, Hinckley, Ohio 44233-9775, USA
E-mail: rpearl@flotekind.com
Tel: +330-278-2564

^l Rug Doctor, 415C Axminister Drive, Fenton, MO 63026, USA
E-mail: schubert.pereira@rugdoctor.com

^m Johnson & Johnson Group of Consumer Companies, 199 Grandview Road, Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
E-mail: rpredal@its.jnj.com
Tel: +908-874-2079

ⁿ Amway Corporation, 7575 Fulton Street East, Ada, Michigan 49355, USA
E-mail: phil.sliva@amway.com
Tel: +616-787-8448

^o Formerly of Bissell Homecare, Inc., 2345 Walker NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544, USA

^p Zep Inc., 1420 Seaboard Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA
E-mail: stan.weller@zep.com
Tel: +404-350-6284

^q Seventh Generation, Inc., 60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
E-mail: mhw@seventhgeneration.com
Tel: +802 658 3773 Ext. 791

Abstract

Formulated products, including household care and personal care products, contain some components that need to be replaced because of identified or suspected negative effects on health or the environment. The creativity and expertise of the academic green chemistry community could contribute to the identification of more desirable replacements for such components, if the community were aware of the needs. The formulator's industry, through the ACS Formulator's Roundtable, has identified 10 classes of components that are particularly in need of replacement. These classes are described, as are the characteristics that ideal replacements should possess.

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