Chemistry for Nation is an annual program of ITB's Chemistry Students Association (AMISCA ITB). Consisted of a series of educational programs such as seminar, talkshow, and expo, this year's theme, Green Energy, is an attempt to socialize the recent efforts to reduce the usage of hazardous materials to produce chemicals.

According to Mega Ayu Pratiwi (Chemistry, batch of 2008), Indonesia's current energy situation is the main reason why the event is held. We're left behind on the optimization of our alternative energy sources. Well-known alternative energy sources like biodiesel or bioethanol haven't been produced optimally, which causes the energy generated from such sources is very little in quantity compared to the raw materials needed.

Seminar Green Chemistry

First program of CFN is a seminar titled "Green Synergy for Better Future", with Dr.Hilda Ismail, Msi, Aptk, an Assistant Professor in Universitas Gajah Mada (UGM) and Dr. Rer. Nat. Budiawan, an expert in chemical toxicology and a lecturer in Universitas Indonesia (UI). Pembicara yang pertama ialah. First speaker, Dr.Hilda Ismail, Msi, Aptk, presented an in depth theory about green chemistry. She expounded the twelve principles of green chemistry, one of them is on atom efficiency, which governs that the  amount of starting materials or reactants equals the amount of all products generated and no atom is wasted.

Second speaker, Dr. Rer. Nat. Budiawan, described the management of chemicals in order to attain green chemical industry and the opportunities in Indonesia. She explained that the supervision in chemical is very lax. Some of the security procedures that was proposed during the seminar were a sustainable, locally sourced raw material, and added value.

"Indonesia has a population of 230 millions with a promising developments in science and technology. We should work together to benefit from the available chemicals to reach prosperity. But in doing so we must do it safely and securely, and the benefits of the chemicals we manufactured must be equal to or even greater than its risks," Dr. Budiawan concluded.