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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)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
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)