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February 15, 2023
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Will ethanol fuel a low-carbon future?
Will ethanol fuel a low-carbon future?
Cellulosic ethanol has been 5 years away for decades. The biobased business community seems confident that a round of companies starting up plants has cracked the feedstock problems that stymied earlier attempts and has improved cellulose depolymerization.
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Safety questions remain after Ohio train derailment.
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Safety questions remain after Ohio train derailment.
An evacuation order issued following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying vinyl chloride in Ohio was lifted Feb. 8 after state and federal authorities determined that air and water quality were safe for residents to return to their homes.
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In the chemical industry, a tentative journey to ‘point and click.’
BUSINESS
In the chemical industry, a tentative journey to ‘point and click.’
With a steady increase in the number of e-commerce platforms over the past 5 years, it would appear that even the chemical industry is headed in the direction of point-and-click buying and selling. It has a long way to go, however.
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Ukrainian chemists reflect on a year under attack.
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Ukrainian chemists reflect on a year under attack.
As Ukrainian researchers approach the year anniversary of working while under attack, C&EN spoke with chemists about their experiences, how they have kept going, and how to rebuild what has been lost.
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Elsevier journal under fire for rejecting paper that didn’t cite enough of its old papers.
PUBLISHING
Elsevier journal under fire for rejecting paper that didn’t cite enough of its old papers.
A scholarly journal run by Elsevier has come under scrutiny for rejecting a paper submitted for publication because, among other reasons, it didn’t cite enough of the journal’s previously published papers.
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Adding a surfactant to sewage boosts biofuel production.
BIOFUELS
Adding a surfactant to sewage boosts biofuel production.
Sewage can be treated, injected with oxygen, and fermented as part of a process that produces both hydrogen gas and biofuels.
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Multifunctional material protects spacecraft in hostile environments.
COATINGS
Multifunctional material protects spacecraft in hostile environments.
A research team has developed a multifunctional, lightweight skin for spacecraft exteriors that provides thermal and radiation protection and can also harvest energy.
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C&EN’s Black Trailblazers.
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C&EN’s Black Trailblazers.
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The future of covalent drugs.
DISCOVERY REPORT
The future of covalent drugs.
How many "undruggable" proteins could covalent drugs reach? Learn the answer to this and more in the latest Discovery Report.
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ICYMI: What’s the difference between baking soda and baking powder?
ICYMI: What’s the difference between baking soda and baking powder?
Doing some baking this week? Learn the chemistry behind baking powder and baking soda, and how they help your cakes, muffins and cookies rise, in the latest Periodic Graphics by Andy Brunning of Compound Interest.
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