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April 27, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 17
COVER: Range Fuels is constructing the world�s firstcommercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Soperton, Ga.
Volume 87, Issue 17
CELLULOSIC ETHANOL
DOE-backed ethanol producers encounter difficulties converting waste streams to commercially viable fuel
COVER: Range Fuels is constructing the world�s firstcommercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Soperton, Ga.
Credit: Range Fuels
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April 27, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 17
April 27, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 17
DOE-backed ethanol producers encounter difficulties converting waste streams to commercially viable fuel
(pp. 10-13)
Features
Government & Policy
Fuzzy and inconsistent food-labeling policies cause confusion, misuse of the term (p.28)
Science & Technology
Medicinal chemists disclose candidates for treating neurological, metabolic, and other disorders (pp. 31-33)
News of the Week
Shaping Policy On Climate Change
Auctioning versus giving away emission allowances remains unsettled
(p.5)Funding Stem Cell Research
NIH releases guidelines for funding embryonic stem cell research, which some researchers say are too restrictive
(p.6)New Molecules In Space
Discovery of two complex compounds hints at more chemical diversity lurking in space
(p.6)FDA Warns Heparin Makers
Two Chinese firms get letters reinforcing agency's scrutiny of faulty products
(p.8)Security Dispute Reaches Congress
Bayer admits using security law to block public access to chemical accident information
(p.8)GSK Will Acquire Skin Care Firm Stiefel
Purchase continues British drug company's diversification drive
(p.9)Departments
Business
Manufacturing of pharmaceutical chemicals and related goods is starting to trickle back to the U.S.
(pp. 16-17)
Companies worldwide join forces to fill in data gaps for registration of chemicals in Europe
(pp. 18-19)
DOE-backed ethanol producers encounter difficulties converting waste streams to commercially viable fuel
(pp. 10-13)Concentrates
(pp. 14-15)
(pp. 14-15)- Invista Scales Back Nylon Intermediates
- Süd-Chemie To Buy BASF Catalyst Site
- Bayer Signs A Pair Of Crop R&D Deals
- Sumitomo And Aramco Mull Saudi Expansion
- Glycerin Chemistry Targeted By Glycos
- Linde Readies H2 From Glycerin
- Bayer Adds Urethanes
- Novozymes Sees China Opportunity
- Pfizer Strikes Deal With Malaria Venture
- Galapagos Signs Two Discovery Pacts
- Merck, Medarex, And Massachusetts In Deal
- Alphora Adds Pilot Chromatography Unit
- ChemDiv Acquires Clinical Trial Firm
- Another Epigenetics Agreement Signed
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Nuclear weapons labs should Ramp up energy R&D but continue stockpile, nonproliferation work, new secretary says
(pp. 24-25)
Fuzzy and inconsistent food-labeling policies cause confusion, misuse of the term
(p.28)
Science & Technology
Medicinal chemists disclose candidates for treating neurological, metabolic, and other disorders
(pp. 31-33)
Controversy exists over whether motions at various timescales contribute to catalytic efficiency
(pp. 34-36)
ACS Meeting News: Researchers strive to devise methods that provide molecular-scale control
(pp. 37-38)Concentrates(pp. 29-30)
(pp. 29-30)- Immune Cells Trigger Pain
- On-Demand Hydrogen System Ready To Roll
- Enantiospecific Route To Marine Sponge Medicinals
- Nanopore Sequencing Continues To Advance
- Iodine Groups Help Create Diverse Conjugated Polymers
- Turning Nanotubes Into Nanoribbons
- Metal Doping Makes For Super Spider Silk
- Detox Genes Helped Pack Rats Adapt Diet
Career & Employment
Science may be complex, but presentations should be clear, concise, and well-timed
(pp. 44-45)