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Graphene oxide has had a scrum of researchers fall upon it as it retains much of the properties of the highly valued super material pure graphene, but it is much easier, and cheaper, to make in bulk quantities; easier to process; and its significant oxygen content appears to make it soluble in water. However new research led by University of Warwick Chemist Dr Jonathan P. Rourke and University of Warwick Physicist Dr Neil Wilson, has found that that last assumption is incorrect and...
Zerran International's RealLisseâ„¢ Hair Smoothing Treatment is the world's first hair smoothing system to pass dermatological testing with zero adverse results. Using the human repeat insult patch test (HRIPT), an independent FDA registered and California certified lab tested the RealLisseâ„¢ Catalyst on 50 subjects wearing no gloves, with no negative skin reaction on any subject. RealLisseâ„¢ is the first 100 percent vegan semi-permanent hair smoothing system. North...
CLAYTON, Mo., Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced today that its fourth quarter 2010 results will contain approximately $30 million of pretax restructuring charges. These charges are associated with implementation of plans to exit the use of mercury cell technology in the chlor alkali manufacturing process by the end of 2012 and the relocation of its Winchester centerfire ammunition manufacturing operations from East Alton, Illinois to Oxford,...
Two chemists at Brown University have streamlined the conversion of waste vegetable oil into biodiesel, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals to perform the reactions. Writing in the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, the chemists were able to pull off the waste vegetable oil-to-biodiesel conversion in a single reaction vessel using environmentally friendly catalysts and making the conversion six times faster than current methods.As the United States seeks to lessen its...
LONGVIEW, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Equa-Chlor, Inc. today announced increased operating profits in 2009, less than eleven months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, a producer and marketer of chemicals used in several industrial applications, attributed the profitability gain to a new product launch, termination of an unprofitable product line and a more flexible production platform. "We were pleased to enter 2010 with excellent momentum, running at full capacity...
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Caustic Soda - Global Market Opportunities http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164430/Caustic-Soda---Global-Market-Opportunities.html Demand for Caustic Soda is dependent on demand from end-use industries such as organic chemicals, pulp & paper, inorganic chemicals, and water treatment applications among others. Caustic waste disposal is a major problem confronting the...
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Caustic Soda World Market Outlook 2009 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0152051/Caustic-Soda-World-Market-Outlook-2009.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire The report analyzes worldwide markets for Caustic Soda, including Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, Oceania. It provides the most complete and...
 By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market.Sandia has applied for a patent on the material, which removes bacterial, viral and other organic and inorganic contaminants from river water destined for human consumption, and from wastewater treatment plants prior to returning water to the environment."Human...
Olin Corporation's (NYSE:OLN) senior management will make presentations at the KeyBanc Capital Markets' Basic Materials & Packaging Conference on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at noon Eastern Time in Boston, MA; the Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference on Thursday, September 18, at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY; and the Oppenheimer Industrials Conference on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY. Copies of the presentation slides for all...
Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced that Vince J. Smith, 59, was elected by its board of directors to serve on Olin's board, effective August 21, 2008. Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dow Chemical Canada, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, from 2001 until his retirement in 2004. From 1972 to 2000, he held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, manufacturing and management, including the position of Business Director for Dow's global...
