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ExxonMobil Introduce New FDA Approved Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Suitable for Food Contact

ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new version of Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) that complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for food contact and bonds with engineering thermo...

21 Sep 2006

New Environmentally Friendly Method of Producing Ethanol

A Purdue University team led by professor Li-fu Chen and research assistant Qin Xu, both from the Purdue food science department, discovered a new method to create ethanol from corn. The method also produces biodegradabl...

18 Sep 2006

Producing High-Value Chemicals from Ethanol Feedstock Could Help Economics

Biorefineries developed to produce ethanol from cellulose sources such as trees and fast-growing plants could get a significant economic boost from the sale of high-value chemicals – such as vanillin flavoring &nda...

14 Sep 2006

Virginia Tech Researchers Create Foam-Like Membrane for Separating Salt from Water

The problem of separating salt from water has long been solved by forcing the water through a polyamide membrane in a process called reverse osmosis (RO). However, the water can't be disinfected with chlorine because...

14 Sep 2006

DSM to Increase production Capacity of Dyneema Fibre

Royal DSM N.V., the largest manufacturer of high performance polyethylene (HPPE) products in the world, today announces its decision to again invest in new production capacity for Dyneema® fiber. The new unit will be...

14 Sep 2006

Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Biocomposite for Use in Load-Bearing Implant Applications

Invibio®, a leading provider of biomaterial solutions to the medical device market, today announced the launch of ENDOLIGN™ composite, a new biocompatible carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material for use ...

13 Sep 2006

Novel Biomimetic Material Finds its Way into Artificial Corneas

If eyes are "the windows of the soul," corneas are the panes in those windows. They shield the eye from dust and germs. They also act as the eye's outermost lens, contributing up to 75 percent of the eye&#3...

12 Sep 2006

Plastics Contribute to Clean Drinking Water Distribution

Borouge and Borealis, the leading providers of innovative plastics solutions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, today highlighted the positive contribution that plastics are making to potable water distribution...

12 Sep 2006

Toray has Developed an PET Optical Backlight for LCD Displays

Toray Industries, Inc. today announced that the company has successfully developed an innovative optical polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film for liquid crystal display (LCD) backlight, combining multiple optical functi...

12 Sep 2006

Praxair Chemax to Increase Transfill Production of Silane

Praxair Chemax Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Praxair, Inc. and China Petrochemical Development Corp., announced that it will double the transfill production of silane in their Toufen, Taiwan f...

11 Sep 2006

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