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Issue 2
25th
January 2010
C&I Magazine
C&I MagazineThe leading source of news and opinion in the arena of chemical technology
Cover Story
Meredith Lloyd-Evans explores some of the
next wave of innovations emerging from
the world’s vast marine resources
News
Patrick Walter,
25/01/2010
The US chemical industry appears
to have turned a corner as two new
reports suggest that the worst effects
of the recession may be over and
recovery is starting.
Patrick Walter,
25/01/2010
After the failure of the Copenhagen
climate conference to come up with
any binding emissions targets it
appears that many countries around
the world might take matters into their
own hands.
Features
Snehal Desai,
25/01/2010
Levulinic ketals derived from plant biomass provide
novel chemical building blocks that offer practical
alternatives to petrochemicals, writes Snehal Desai
Emma Dorey,
25/01/2010
As scientific enterprise becomes ever more competitive it appears that misconduct
and outright fraud is increasing. Emma Dorey writes that researchers are only now
beginning to get a handle on the size of the problem
Editor's Blog
Toxic Oscars
In the run up to the recent Oscar awards ceremony, the environmental group Californians for a Healthy & Green Economy (CHANGE) held its ‘tongue-in-cheek ceremony, ‘The Toxies’, in Los Angeles for so-called ‘bad actor’ chemicals, featuring actors playing the various chemicals collecting the awards.
The event was staged at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, to promote and support California’s green chemistry initiative. The initiative originated in legislation passed in 2008, giving the state authority to create a comprehensive list of chemicals used and sold in California, and seeks to replace potentially dangerous chemicals with safe and sustainable alternatives.