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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
June 25, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 26
COVER: Truck laden with sugarcane rolls into a Santa Elisa refinery in Sertao Zinho, Brazil The facility, which produces sugar, ethanol, and electricity, is part of the country's world-leading effort to produce sustainable energy and fuel.
Volume 85, Issue 26
GEARING UP FOR BIOFUELS
Brazil has become a model and an ally for the U.S. in the pursuit of sustainable bioethanol, biodiesel, and bioelectricity
COVER: Truck laden with sugarcane rolls into a Santa Elisa refinery in Sertao Zinho, Brazil The facility, which produces sugar, ethanol, and electricity, is part of the country's world-leading effort to produce sustainable energy and fuel.
Credit: Steve Ritter/C&EN
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June 25, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 26
June 25, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 26
Brazil has become a model and an ally for the U.S. in the pursuit of sustainable bioethanol, biodiesel, and bioelectricity
(pp. 15-24)
Features
Business
A look at three managers who are pulling the drug industry into the industrial mainstream with initiatives resembling 1990s-style reengineering (pp. 27-30)
News of the Week
Sweet Routes To Sustainability
Catalytic reactions convert sugars from biomass into renewable fuel and feedstock
(p.8)Pharma R&D
Pfizer invests in South Korea, consolidates in Kalamazoo.
(p.9)ICI Spurns A Bid From Akzo Nobel
Stock price rises as shareholders expect another bid
(p.10)Ozone Angst
EPA proposes to tighten standard but will consider arguments for the existing one
(p.10)Calcium Under Surveillance
Sensor tracks ion in both space and time in a cell
(p.11)Chemical Heritage Foundation
Haverford College President Thomas Tritton will take CHF helm in January
(p.11)Norman Hackerman Dies At 95
Steadfast educator forged new paths to discovery
(p.12)Rough Seas For Energy Bills
Congress is off to troubled start in energy debate
(p.12)Departments
Business
A look at three managers who are pulling the drug industry into the industrial mainstream with initiatives resembling 1990s-style reengineering
(pp. 27-30)
Products developed for pets boost bottom line and may benefit human health, too
(pp. 31-34)
A new leader and a new focus contribute to revitalization of the American Chemistry Council
(p.35)
DuPont says propanediol is only the beginning of its industrial biotechnology offering
(p.36)
Brazil has become a model and an ally for the U.S. in the pursuit of sustainable bioethanol, biodiesel, and bioelectricity
(pp. 15-24)Concentrates
(pp. 25-26)
(pp. 25-26)- Roche Will Acquire NimbleGen
- FMC Will Close Baltimore Plant
- Rohm And Haas Helps Guide Atlantis Home
- Eni Will Install UOP Biofuel Process
- DuPont And Nonprofit Launch Nanotech Tool
- Chemical Output Dipped Slightly In May
- Rhodia Will Acquire Grace Catalyst Unit
- Bayer Launches Polyol Technology
- Sigma-Aldrich, Reaxa Launch ChemDose
- Lexicon Gets Drug Development Funds
- Shire Licenses Renovo Biologic
- SNPE Sells Business In Lockport, N.Y.
- DSM Seeks Partners For Antibiotics
- Court Upholds Patent For Plavix
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
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Committee will implement new guidelines in 2008 to evaluate ACS-approved baccalaureate programs
(p.54)
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(p.61)
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(p.59)
Government & Policy
Lawmakers add drug safety provisions to bills reauthorizing industry user fees
(pp. 39-42)
Science & Technology
Organizations and scientists experiment with YouTube as an outreach tool
(pp. 44-46)
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