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Volume 90, Issue 10
Volume 90, Issue 10
The shale boom is in full swing for the North American petrochemical industry, and producers think it will last
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March 5, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 10
March 5, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 10
Petrochemicals
The shale boom is in full swing for the North American petrochemical industry, and producers think it will last
Features
Science & Technology
The Inner Workings Of Autism
Researchers begin to connect genes linked to the spectrum of disorders with molecular pathways gone awry
ACS News
243rd ACS National Meeting
San Diego, March 25–29
News of the Week
Unfavored Ring Route Revealed
Enzymology: Structure, theory answer question about how an unusual biosynthetic step works
A Plethora Of Clean Energy
Innovation: ARPA-E summit shines spotlight emerging technologies
Milestone For European Science
Government: European Research Council marks fifth anniversary in Brussels
European Firms Weather Crisis
Chemical Earnings: Most companies raise profits in 2011
Monsanto Settles Dioxins Suits
Monsanto will pay up to $93 million to settle Agent Orange lawsuits
Alcohols From Aliphatics
Organic Synthesis: Reaction transforms primary C–H bonds with help from oxygen atom, catalyst
Money Flows For Biobased Chemicals
Renewables: Amryis raises $84 million from investors for scale-up
Departments
Business
Pollution Data Uneven Across China
Activists find both progress and backsliding in disclosure of environmental data
Companies Race To Diversify
Suppliers at Informex strive to grow through business combinations
Drugmakers Join To Study A Viral Threat
A rare and deadly brain infection could derail a range of immune system-modulating drugs
Petrochemicals
The shale boom is in full swing for the North American petrochemical industry, and producers think it will last
European Firms Weather Crisis
Chemical Earnings: Most companies raise profits in 2011
Monsanto Settles Dioxins Suits
Monsanto will pay up to $93 million to settle Agent Orange lawsuits
Money Flows For Biobased Chemicals
Renewables: Amryis raises $84 million from investors for scale-up
Concentrates
- Genomatica Takes Its 1,4-butanediol to Asia
- Formosa Plans U.S. Cracker
- Merck KGaA Launches Efficiency Program
- Plant Explosion Kills At Least 16 In China
- Solvay Commercializes New Route To Epichlorohydrin
- Lanxess Invests In South Africa
- Berkshire May Seek More Acquisitions
- Lilly To Invest In Irish Biopharma
- Mitsui, SABIC Link For Polyurethanes
- Abbott, Galapagos Sign Arthritis Pact
- Business Roundup
- GSK And Angiochem In Rare-Diseases Pact
- Symrise Expands Fragrance Business
- Dainippon Will Buy Boston Biomedical
ACS News
ACS Fosters Global Networking
Society offers seed funding for international collaborations
2011: A Good Year For Chemistry
243rd ACS National Meeting
San Diego, March 25–29
Government & Policy
Chemical Security Program Stalls
DHS works to fix troubled antiterrorism initiative
Transitioning
Paul Anastas leaves EPA and returns to Yale
A Plethora Of Clean Energy
Innovation: ARPA-E summit shines spotlight emerging technologies
Milestone For European Science
Government: European Research Council marks fifth anniversary in Brussels
Science & Technology
Corannulene Scale-Up
Optimized synthetic approach could lead to commercial availability
Making Technetium-99m
Canadian scientists claim that cyclotron route to the medical-imaging isotope is the answer to shortages
Increasing Capacity In Energy Storage
Unconventional materials boost performance of common charge-storage devices
The Inner Workings Of Autism
Researchers begin to connect genes linked to the spectrum of disorders with molecular pathways gone awry
Alcohols From Aliphatics
Organic Synthesis: Reaction transforms primary C–H bonds with help from oxygen atom, catalyst
Unfavored Ring Route Revealed
Enzymology: Structure, theory answer question about how an unusual biosynthetic step works