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July 26, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 30
COVER: This ethlene cracking unit in Fujian province,China, started up in November 2009, is part of a joint venture between Sinopec, the Fujian government, ExxonMobil, and Saudi Aramco
Volume 88, Issue 30
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Sales tumble as C&EN’s ranking shows the full force of the recession
COVER: This ethlene cracking unit in Fujian province,China, started up in November 2009, is part of a joint venture between Sinopec, the Fujian government, ExxonMobil, and Saudi Aramco
Credit: ExxonMobil
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July 26, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 30
July 26, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 30
Sales tumble as C&EN’s ranking shows the full force of the recession
(pp. 13-16)
Features
Government & Policy
Record number of ongoing accident investigations plus BP rig explosion means busy time ahead for CSB (pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology
Technologies to reel in greenhouse gas emissions abound, but can’t move forward without policy actions (pp. 36-38)
News of the Week
Metalloproteins' Ranks Swell
Bioinorganic Chemistry: Metal-containing proteins more diverse than thought
(p.7)Sugar Derivative Solidifies Oil
Materials Chemistry: Gelation process could turn spilled oil into skimmable fat for easy cleanup
(p.8)Scientist Held For Trade Secret Theft
Intellectual Property: The FBI arrests former Dow employee
(p.9)Display Demand Spurs Investment
Electronic Materials: Japan’s Fujifilm and Kuraray expand LCD film capacity
(p.10)Dow Takes The Olympic Podium
Branding: Company says Olympic sponsorship is good for its business and its image
(p.10)South Korea's Honam Makes Malaysian Buy
Purchase of Titan Chemicals is Korean firm's first big foreign move
(p.11)Graphite Oxide's Flammability Explained
A common contaminant in graphite oxide renders the material highly flammable
(p.35)Departments
Business
Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
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- Air Products Snubbed By Airgas Again
- DuPont Names New Chief Science Officer
- Stepan Acquires More Overseas Sites
- Bridgestone, Solutia Boost Solar Films
- Süd-Chemie Will Enter Cellulosic Ethanol
- Feed Additive Makers Get Antitrust Fines
- Ohio Universities Work With Industry
- Actelion Gets Option To Acquire Trophos
- AVI, Tekmira Land Defense Contracts
- Irish Group Proposes Huge Bioresearch Center
- Novasep, instrAction In Separations Pact
- Sanofi-Aventis Reveals R&D Cutbacks In U.S.
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Administration wants congress to extend antiterrorism standards for chemical plants
(pp. 30-31)
Controversy over hidden risks of diabetes drug prompts calls for government action
(p.32)
Record number of ongoing accident investigations plus BP rig explosion means busy time ahead for CSB
(pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology
Water Pollution: New model suggests larger cuts in nitrogen pollution needed to shrink the Gulf's dead zone
(p.34)
Chemistry and Art: Da Vinci achieved his amazing shadowing by using many strokes of pigmented glaze
(p.42)
Technologies to reel in greenhouse gas emissions abound, but can’t move forward without policy actions
(pp. 36-38)
An impurity makes gold-mediated couplings both beautiful and complicated
(p.41)