Sitolub made a remarkable presence at SETAC Europe 2025 in Vienna. Our partners ProtoQSAR and GreenDelta had the fantastic opportunity to showcase how Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) can be effectively applied to the development of next-generation lubricants and other chemicals and materials. Discover the key activities they led and their valuable insights below.
Platform Talk: Simulating Sustainability of Lubricants
During a compelling platform talk, Jonas Hoffmann, from GreenDelta, presented our integrated approach to sustainability assessment. This involves connecting intrinsic chemical properties such as toxicity, biodegradability, and tribological performance with life cycle modeling. He emphasized that while production certainly contributes significantly to environmental impacts, the Use and End-of-Life phases are just as important.
A highlight that generated strong interest was our method for constructing chemical inventories based on synthesis knowledge, which we refer to as the Gendorf approximation. This approach requires deep chemical insight, which powerfully reinforces the critical need for chemists in comprehensive SSbD assessments.
Poster: Social and Critical Raw Material Assessment in SSbD
Ashrakat Hamed, also from GreenDelta, presented key findings on the integration of Social LCA and Critical Raw Material analysis into early-stage SSbD assessments. This key work highlighted the inherent risks of relying solely on generic high-TRL databases and powerfully underlined the immense value of tailored data for effectively evaluating the intricate supply chains of novel lubricants.
Booth and Posters by ProtoQSAR
A major and important contribution to SiToLub comes from our partners at ProtoQSAR. Their predictive toxicology models are absolutely essential for estimating hazard and environmental fate properties early in product development. These critical estimates are directly fed into our sustainability evaluations, helping us to confidently ensure that proposed alternatives are genuinely safer, highly effective, and fully aligned with core SSbD principles.
We’re excited for future events to continue showcasing Sitolub’s work and progress! Want to stay updated? Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest project news.
