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Volume 93, Issue 34
Volume 93, Issue 34
Stream of bad news muddies outlook for chemical companies in China
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August 31, 2015 Issue
Volume 93, Issue 34
August 31, 2015 Issue, Vol. 93 | Iss. 34
Stream of bad news muddies outlook for chemical companies in China
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Features
Science & Technology
In the midst of the mighty storm, a skeleton crew of faculty and staff hatched a plan to save the valuable instruments (pp. 27-29)
Science & Technology
Technology to convert coal-derived methanol into olefins is a big win for academics (pp. 30-31)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Methods tease apart pigment granules that help squid and related critters change color (p.32)
News of the Week
80-Year-Old Langmuir-Blodgett Technique Gets An Electrospray Update
Altered method now easily produces thin films of colloidal particles on surfaces
(p.3)Chemists Iron Out [2+2] Cycloadditions
Organic Synthesis: Tunable catalyst simplifies turning commodity alkenes into cyclobutane building blocks
(p.4)Determining The Age Of Fingerprints
Forensic Science: New technique could help investigators validate and prioritize evidence
(p.4)China Stresses Industrial Safety
Tianjin: Authorities step up inspections, detain 23 people, but a second facility blows up
(p.5)Red Fireworks Go Green
Environmental Science: Ditching chlorine-based ingredients in red pyrotechnics avoids the production of carcinogenic chemicals in the fallout
(p.6)Sensors Rapidly Screen Transplantable Lungs For Warning Signs
Clinical Chemistry: Chip-based devices could help save donor lungs and patient lives
(p.6)China Slowdown Rattles Stock Market
Finance: Chemical shares slip along with other stocks as oil glut amplifies uncertainty
(p.7)Protein Stores Copper For Methane-Digesting Bacteria
Structural Biology: Tetramer of four-helix bundles holds a total of 52 copper ions
(p.7)Departments
Business
SABIC’s first CEO discusses what it takes to build a modern chemical industry
(p.18)
Stream of bad news muddies outlook for chemical companies in China
(pp. 8-14)
C&EN’s annual scorecard of women serving at top posts in the chemical industry reveals big gains
(pp. 16-17)Concentrates
(pp. 14-15)
(pp. 14-15)- Gevo, Butamax Bury Hatchet
- Monsanto Drops Its Pursuit Of Syngenta
- Air Products Starts Up New Helium Plant
- BASF Finds Old Bomb In Ludwigshafen
- Evonik Mulls Plan For Performance Unit
- DSM Will Eliminate About 1,000 Jobs
- Molycorp To Close U.S. Rare-Earth Mine
- Ex-DuPont Researcher Sentenced For Theft
- China’s Hepalink Acquires Cytovance
- Biopolymers Ramp Up At Iowa State
- AstraZeneca Names New Head Of R&D
- Novartis Takes All Of Ofatumumab
- Biotech Incubator Formed In New York
- Business Roundup
ACS News
An undergraduate professor sparked this ACS scholar to switch majors, leading to a career in academe
(p.35)
Government & Policy
U.S. waste classified by law, not science, experts says.
(pp. 22-23)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Methods tease apart pigment granules that help squid and related critters change color
(p.32)
A look at recent patenting activity in seawater desalination technologies, brought to you by C&EN and CAS
(p.33)
Technology to convert coal-derived methanol into olefins is a big win for academics
(pp. 30-31)
In the midst of the mighty storm, a skeleton crew of faculty and staff hatched a plan to save the valuable instruments
(pp. 27-29)
Medio ambiente: Al dejar de utilizar compuestos clorados en las pirotecnias de color rojo, se evitaría la formación de materiales carcinógenos presentes en los restos que quedan tras la combustión.
(p.6)Concentrates(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)