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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
January 29, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 5
Volume 85, Issue 5
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS
Pushed by Wal-Mart, legislators, and the public, the cleaning products industry embraces sustainability
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January 29, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 5
January 29, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 5
Pushed by Wal-Mart, legislators, and the public, the cleaning products industry embraces sustainability
(pp. 13-19)
Features
Science & Technology
Whether it's sextuple bonds or bonds involving no shared electrons, chemists chase down new modes of bonding (pp. 37-40)
Cover Story: Going Green
Natural Versus Synthetic
Oleochemical And Petrochemical Makers Square Off
(p.18)Special Delivery
Getting fragrance onto clothes presents a challenge for detergent companies and their suppliers
(pp. 21-23)News of the Week
Pfizer Unveils Big Revamping, Job Cuts
New CEO plans layoffs to create a leaner, more flexible company
(p.7)Spider Seduction Requires UV Light
Sex-specific use of UV light to seek out a mate is a first
(p.8)Earnings Look Good So Far
Fourth-quarter results for most companies show substantial growth
(p.9)Nanoparticle Hydrogel Hybrid
Tiny silicon columns bend or straighten with changes in humidity
(p.10)Corporate Leaders Urge CO2 Cuts
Quick action on bill setting mandatory U.S. greenhouse gas reductions is goal
(p.11)Departments
Business
To DuPont, titanium dioxide is becoming more than just white pigment
(p.28)
Influential committee recommends broader range of patent protections for pharmaceuticals
(p.29)
Oleochemical And Petrochemical Makers Square Off
(p.18)
Getting fragrance onto clothes presents a challenge for detergent companies and their suppliers
(pp. 21-23)
Pushed by Wal-Mart, legislators, and the public, the cleaning products industry embraces sustainability
(pp. 13-19)Concentrates
(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)- Mitsubishi eyes drug merger
- Cabot and DA Nano exchange lawsuits
- Air Products hikes tungsten chemical
- Biodiesel expansion is called off
- Arkema, partner plan Indian acrylic acid
- Air Liquide opens U.S. R&D center
- GE will acquire Abbott diagnostics ...
- ... and confirms that plastics is for sale
- Diversa joins with New Zealand groups
- Newcomer plans polysilicon facility
- Molecular Insight expands portfolio
- Coley halts work on hepatitis drug
- Renovis cuts staff, targets development
- Chemical prices rise in December
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
- All Concentrates
ACS News
Chicago, March 25-29
(p.55)Awards(pp. 47-52)
(pp. 47-52)- 2007 ACS National Award Winners
- ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science
- Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
- Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry
- ACS Award for Creative Invention
- Joel Henry Hildebrand Award In The Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry Of Liquids
- ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry
- E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
- Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal
- ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry
Government & Policy
Report recommends that the White House withdraw its federal risk assessment policy
(pp. 32-34)
Science & Technology
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry
(p.42)
Whether it's sextuple bonds or bonds involving no shared electrons, chemists chase down new modes of bonding
(pp. 37-40)
Personal-journal-style websites usher in a new age of chemical communication
(p.41)Newscripts
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