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Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
March 17, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 11
Volume 86, Issue 11
CHEMICALS FROM COAL
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback
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March 17, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 11
March 17, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 11
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback
(pp. 15-22)
Features
Business
Swiss chemical industry focuses on innovation to keep one step ahead of competitors (pp. 26-29)
News of the Week
Lilly Drops Inhaled Insulin
Move adds to growing list of failures for the technology
(p.9)OSHA Targets Chemical Plants
Agency will inspect industry's operations with far greater scrutiny
(p.9)Incitec Pivot To Buy Dyno Nobel
Merger worth $3.1 billion brings together fertilizers and explosives
(p.10)Spotting H2O2
Sensor capitalizes on contrasts in redox chemistry
(p.10)Soon In Germany, U.S. Ph.D. = Dr.
Officials move to allow U.S. doctoral graduates to use the title "Dr." in Germany
(p.11)A Catalytic First
Bacteria master reaction by making the substrate a radical
(p.12)EPA Sets Stricter Ozone Standard
Chemical manufacturers say change is unnecessary and too costly
(p.12)Departments
Business
Swiss chemical industry focuses on innovation to keep one step ahead of competitors
(pp. 26-29)
Long eclipsed by oil and natural gas as a raw material for high-volume chemicals, coal is making a comeback
(pp. 15-22)Concentrates
(pp. 23-24)
(pp. 23-24)- Chemical Firms Play DHS War Game
- ExxonMobil Gets New Chemical Head
- Air Liquide Hikes Monosilane in Japan
- Mitsui Exits Plasma Display Filters
- BASF To Sell U.K. Site to Ineos
- Celanese Opens Technology Center
- Arkema Makes Deal in Superabsorbents
- Maryland Bug Boosts Biofuels
- GE Demonstrates Roll-to-Roll OLEDS
- U.S. Drug Sales Inch Up in 2007
- Cancer Drug Test Links Four Firms
- Suven Signs Second Deal With Lilly
- British Drug Firm Acquires Cytogen
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Actions in New Orleans could redefine ACS membership, change nomination and election procedures
(pp. 50-57)
New Orleans, April 6–10
(pp. 65-69)
Government & Policy
Agency believes it has the authority it needs to regulate nanomaterials
(pp. 32-34)
Congress moves to ban fibrous mineral, and exemption for chlor-alkali makers is not certain
(pp. 35-37)
New congressional diversity and innovation caucus gives minority stakeholder groups a voice
(p.39)
The battle over dioxin and reputed health problems shaped public perception of chemicals
(p.40)
Science & Technology
Technique favored for determining macromolecular structures zooms in on small molecules
(pp. 44-45)
From Plexiglas to silicone hydrogels—the materials that let you see through to the other side
(p.47)Concentrates(pp. 42-43)
(pp. 42-43)- Molecular Target Discovered For Deet Bug Repellent
- Methane Activation Site Revealed For Zeolite Catalyst
- Revised Amination Skips Olefin Tether
- New Worm Weapons For Grazing Livestock
- Sugar Arrays Gauge Malaria Response
- Organics Observed Around Sunlike Star
- Chemical Abstracts To Check on Wikipedia
- Frustration Begets Dihydrogen Cleavage
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