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Oxea announces price increases for polyols
18-06-2013
Oxea will increase off-list prices on the following products effective July 1, 2013, or as contracts allow: Product North America USD/lb Europe EUR/mt ROW* USD/mt Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) $0.03 Trimethylolpropane (TMP) $0.03 1,3 Butylene Glycol (1,3 ...
Black locust showing promise for biomass potential
18-06-2013
Researchers from the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of Illinois, evaluating the biomass potential of woody crops, are taking a closer look at the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), which showed a higher yield and a faster harvest time than other woody plant species that they ...
Bacterium breaks down grass into biofuel
18-06-2013
Research reports the discovery of the first microorganism that anaerobically degrades plant biomass, without the need for chemical pre-treatment, to produce raw materials that can be converted to biofuels. Scientists in the United States demonstrated that Caldicellulosiruptor bescii bacterium ...
Oxea announces price increase for 2 Ethylhexanoic Acid
17-06-2013
Oxea will increase list and off-list prices on the following product effective July 1, 2013, or as contracts allow: North America July 1, 2013 Increase Product USD/lb 2 Ethylhexanoic Acid $0.03
Air Force announces basic research awards
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research granted 7 awards to various academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research
17-06-2013
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research granted seven awards to various academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research. The AFOSR awards, totaling $67.5 million, are the result of the Fiscal Year 2013 competition conducted by AFOSR, the Army Research Office, and the ...
Unzipped nanotubes unlock potential for batteries
17-06-2013
Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes. Proof-of-concept anodes -- the part of the battery that stores lithium ions -- built with graphene ...
'Self-cleaning' pollution-control technology could do more harm than good
17-06-2013
Research by Indiana University environmental scientists shows that air-pollution-removal technology used in "self-cleaning" paints and building surfaces may actually cause more problems than they solve. The study finds that titanium dioxide coatings, seen as promising for their role in ...
Oxea announces price increases for solvents
14-06-2013
Oxea will increase off-list prices on the following products effective July 1, 2013, or as contracts allow: USA, Canada, and Mexico July 1, 2013 Increase List Price (Zone 1) Product US$/lb US$/lb i/n Butanol $0.03 $1.78 i/n Butyl ...
AkzoNobel presents inaugural North America Science Award
10-06-2013
AkzoNobel's prestigious Science Award program officially honoured its first North American recipient when Carnegie Mellon University Professor Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D. was recognized for his cutting-edge polymer chemistry research. Established in collaboration with the American ...
Whispering light hears liquids talk
University of Illinois researchers build first-ever bridge between optomechanics and microfluidics
10-06-2013
Ever been to a whispering gallery—a quiet, circular space underneath an old cathedral dome that captures and amplifies sounds as quiet as a whisper? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are applying similar principles in the development optomechanical sensors that ...
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