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April 24, 2006 Cover
Volume 84, Issue 17
Volume 84, Issue 17
IONIC LIQUIDS
Ionic liquids are starting to leave academic labs and find their way into a wide variety of industrial applications
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April 24, 2006 Issue
Volume 84, Issue 17
April 24, 2006 Issue, Vol. 84 | Iss. 17
Ionic liquids are starting to leave academic labs and find their way into a wide variety of industrial applications
(pp. 15-21)
Features
Government & Policy
Even with allowable five-year extension, U.S. won't be able to comply with treaty (p.9)
Science & Technology
Chemistry is increasingly helping archaeologists answer questions of what, where, and when (pp. 35-38)
News of the Week
U.S. Can't Eliminate Arsenal Until 2017
Even with allowable five-year extension, U.S. won't be able to comply with treaty
(p.9)Dispute Over Benzene In Drinks
Compound is created by reaction between benzoate and vitamin C in beverages
(p.10)Molecules Target Protein Hot Spots
Small molecules differentially modulate G-protein interactions
(p.10)New Radical Route To Polyolefins
Weakly solvated 'naked' Li+ promotes novel radical polymerization of alkenes
(p.11)Power Problems At Army Facility
Electrical outages at Aberdeen could have resulted in researchers' exposure to deadly chemical agents
(p.12)Profiles Predict Drug Response
Pre-dose metabolites in urine forecast individual drug response
(p.12)Departments
Business
HCFCs will be phased out under the Montreal protocol, but the change isn't smooth
(pp. 24-25)
Innospec's new name and stock listing are part of ongoing specialties strategy
(p.26)
Ionic liquids are starting to leave academic labs and find their way into a wide variety of industrial applications
(pp. 15-21)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- Westlake considers cracker in Trinidad & Tobago
- OxyChem fine-tunes production of KOH, chlorine
- Dow advances in glycol ethers
- Rhodia adds nylon capacity
- Chemical prices decline
- Bruker consolidates
- Tamiflu doses are ready to go
- Chimerix, USAMRIID in smallpox drug pact
- Arkema unit expands zeolites in Poland
- EU approves generic biologic
- Toray boosts Malaysia engineering plastics
- Air Liquide wins contracts
- Agilent buys SynPro
- Teijin adds new carbon fiber line
- Business Roundup
- All Concentrates
Government & Policy
Oil from shale promises big payoff, but high costs and pollution pose hurdles
(pp. 29-31)
Environmentalists, parts of agency decry plan that industry says would reward responsible actions
(pp. 32-33)Education
An animated molecular fantasy from the Molecularium Project teaches about chemistry
(p.48)
Science & Technology
Chemistry is increasingly helping archaeologists answer questions of what, where, and when
(pp. 35-38)
Nanoscale control of polymer systems has been shown to influence macroscopic properties
(pp. 39-42)
Fragrance designer Michael Papas philosophizes about perfumes and reveals what goes into them
(pp. 43-45)
Much of the process is automated, but technical editors still read every word of the manuscript
(pp. 46-47)Newscripts
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