Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards 2014

  The US EPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

• Academic

Professor Shannon S. Stahl, University of Wisconsin-Madison 
Aerobic Oxidation Methods for Pharmaceutical Synthesis

• Small Business

Amyris
Farnesane: a Breakthrough Renewable Hydrocarbon for use as Diesel and Jet Fuel

• Greener Synthetic Pathways

Solazyme, Inc.
Tailored Oils Produced from Microalgal Fermentation

• Greener Reaction Conditions

QD Vision, Inc.
Greener Quantum Dot Synthesis for Energy Efficient Display and Lighting Products

• Designing Greener Chemicals

The Solberg Company
RE-HEALING Foam™ Concentrates—Effective Halogen-Free Firefighting

Also read a blog about this year's winners written by Jim Jones, US EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention or in the 20 Oct 2014 issue of Chemical & Engineering News.