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Dow Discovers Process to Make Olefins from Methane
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 03:32 PM - 3 years, 4 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers at Dow Chemical say they have developed a process to produce olefins from methane, which is considered an underutilized feedstock, via the intermediate methyl chloride. The discovery ... (Read More)
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Researchers Calculate Benefits of Bioethanol
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 03:32 PM - 3 years, 4 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers at the University of California (Berkeley) say that replacing gasoline with ethanol made from corn offers only marginal environmental benefits. However, there are technologies under ... (Read More)
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Playing it Safe: Scientists Call for More Research
Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 06:00 PM - 3 years, 7 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
The unique properties of nanomaterials make them valuable to chemical companies for new product development and for boosting the performance of existing materials. However, the properties that make...
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Speedy Process Converts Biofuels to Syngas
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 06:00 PM - 3 years, 8 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) say they have developed a process for converting renewable fuels, such as biodiesel, and vegetable oils into synthesis gas (syngas) ... (Read More)
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A Radical Route to Plastics
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 06:00 PM - 3 years, 8 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) say they have found a way to reduce the amount of catalyst used in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a technique used to make ... (Read More)
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Going Green Ain’t Easy; Chemical Firms Gauge Payback
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 9 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Chemical companies say they are investing cautiously as consumer and regulatory demand increases for “green” products, or those that make only a minimal impact on the environment and ... (Read More)
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Nature Inspires the Future
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 11 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Novel processes and materials that mimic biomaterials or structures of biomaterials found in nature are under development, with some nearing the roll-out stage, say researchers who spoke at a ... (Read More)
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Air Products, UConn Link on OLEDs
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 11 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Air Products says it has signed an agreement with University of Connecticut (UConn; Storrs), under which Air Products gains an exclusive license to develop and market materials based on...
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U.S. Invests $250 Million in Biofuels
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 11 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it will invest up to $250 million over five years to develop bio-based transportation fuels. The funds would...
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DuPont Partners with Duke Spinout
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 11 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
DuPont says it has entered into an agreement with biomaterials company Affinergy (Durham, NC), a Duke University spinout, to develop bio-based materials for the personal care, and home and fabric ... (Read More)
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Startup Firm Develops Cream toProtect Against Chemical Attacks
Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 11 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Technology development firm TIAX (Cambridge, MA) says it is developing a skin cream that is designed to protect against exposure to chemical warfare agents. The company has been awarded a phase II ... (Read More)
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UDC-Mitsubishi PHOLED Deal
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 1 month ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Universal Display Corp. (UDC) and Mitsubishi Chemical say they have entered into a nonexclusive agreement to develop phosphorescent...
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Bayer Funds Penn State Research
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 1 month ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
The Bayer Foundation says it has awarded $300,000 to Pennsylvannia State University (University Park) to establish a graduate fellowship in...
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Chemtura Invests in Pesticide Startup
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 1 month ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Venomix (Farmington, CT), a startup company of the University of Connecticut, says it has signed a cooperative development deal with Chemtura...
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Making OLED Displays via Photolithography
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 1 month ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers at Merck and University of Cologne say they have made the first full-color organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display using direct photolithography. The photolithographic process ... (Read More)
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Higher Alpha Olefins Without Distillation
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 1 month ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Scientists from Imperial College (London) and Loughborough University (Loughborough, U.K.) say they have developed a chromium-based catalyst that could allow for the selective production of higher...
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Automotive Sector Targets 2010 Roll-Out
Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 3 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Fuel cell companies say they are working along with automakers and chemical firms to try and make fuel cell vehicles fueled either with hydrogen or methanol as reliable and cheap as those powered ... (Read More)
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Sasol Invests in Fischer-Tropsch
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Sasol says it is building a R200 million ($32.3 million) Fischer-Tropsch reactor at its R&D facilities at Sasolburg, South Africa, to be online at the end of October. The slurry-based reactor will...
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DOE Funds Coal-to-Liquids
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
The Department of Energy says it has awarded $7.5 million to FuelCell Energy (Danbury, CT), to develop a near-zero emission fuel cell that efficiently converts coal to electricity. The project...
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Microbial Factories Turn PS into Biodegradable Plastic
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Chemistry - ChemicalWeek innovation
Researchers from National University of Ireland (Dublin) and University of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany) say they have developed a process to turn waste polystyrene (PS) into biodegradable plastic. ... (Read More)
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