Mechanochemistry has regained a lot of attention in the last years as it is a powerful tool to develop more sustainable chemical processes. In 2019, the IUPAC named “mechanochemistry and reactive extrusion” as one of the ten innovations that will change the world. Defined as the science of inducing reactions through mechanical forces, mechanochemistry has exploded as a field, through its use in organic, inorganic, and organometallic chemistry, materials science and engineering, catalysis, and enzymology, with applications in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients, of new electrode or electrolyte materials for batteries, biomass conversion, or plastics degradation. Importantly, the use of mechanochemistry often comes with additional benefits, such as recycling of critical metals (i.e. the batteries or catalysis fields), and the significant reduction of solvent and reagent use.

 The International Symposium on Mechanochemistry (Mech’cheM 2015) held in Montpellier in 2015 gathered prominent speakers and participants from all areas of chemistry, demonstrating the infinite applications of mechanochemistry. Where are we now, ten years later? Mech’cheM 2025: New forces in Mechanochemistry will be the occasion to provide an update on the newest developments, from technological advances (reactive extrusion, reactive acoustic mixing, ball-milling…) to a broad width of applications.

Here is the list of renowned international speakers who accepted to participate !!!

Abstracts of the invited lectures will be available on the speakers' page.