Biodiesel from the bench.(GUEST COLUMN/CHRONIQUEUR
INVITE)
We are conducting investigations at the British Columbia Institute
of Technology (BCIT) on traditional methods for producing biodiesel. We
are also researching new techniques using novel catalytic . . .
Events/Evenements.(Calendar)
Canada
Conferences
July 8-12, 2007. CHEMRAWN-XVII and ICCDU-IX Conference on
Greenhouse Gases: Mitigation and Utilization, Kingston, ON
September 18-21, 2007. CropLife Canada's 2007 . . .
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering Board of Directors
nominations (2007-2008)/ Presentation des candidats pour le conseil
The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Nominating
Committee, appointed under the terms of CSChE bylaws Article 8, Section
k, has proposed the candidates listed below to serve as . . .
Supporting chemical education.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNAISSANCE)
The CIC Chemical Education Fund (CEF} is made available from
individual member donations and from earnings on trust fund balances
accumulated from the generous contributions of the chemical . . .
In memoriam.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Obituary)
The CIC extends its condolences to the families of:
Stuart G. Davis, FCIC
Harry G. Krokosh, MCIC
D. B. Tonks, . . .
Three Canadian chemists join the ranks of U.S. rising stars from
establishments such as Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and
Sloan-Ketter
Three Canadian chemists join the ranks of U.S. rising stars from
establishments such as Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Sloan-Kettering.
Deborah Zamble, MCIC, Canada Research Chair in biological . . .
Donald R. Woods.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Brief
article)
Donald R. Woods, FCIC, professor emeritus at McMaster University,
recently published two books with Wiley-VCH. Successful Trouble Shooting
for Process Engineers details the principles of and skills . . .
Geoffrey Rayner-Canham.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Brief
article)
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
is pleased to announce that Geoffrey Rayner-Canham, FCIC, was among
those named a 2007 honoree of the 3M National Teaching . . .
35th SOUSCC students compete.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNAISSANCE)
The 35th Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry
Conference (SOUSCC) took place on March 17, 2007, at the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, ON. The organizing . . .
Lewis Kay.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Brief article)
Lewis Kay, professor of biochemistry and medical genetics and
microbiology at the University of Toronto (U of T), is the recipient of
the 2006 Dales Award. Established in 1991 by the U of T life . . .
Bantrel Forum on Design in Chemical Engineering.(Canadian
Chemical Engineering Conference )(Conference news)
2005 Bantrel Forum on Design in Chemical Engineering
Process Design in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum: Best
Practices 101
Andrew Hart, MCIC, Bantrel Co.
Paul Szabo, MCIC, Xerox Research . . .
Prophecy & science: climatheologists claim to know what will
happen 50 years from now.
You have heard of scientology. It's a religious system based
on seeking self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment. Climatheology is an
allied faith, a belief system based on seeking climate . . .
Categorizing chemicals in Canada.
Medicines, computers, fabrics--nearly every aspect of our lives
involves chemicals. While we all depend on the benefits of chemical
substances, we also understand there are risks that some can pose . . .
Chemistry in your garden.(fertilizers)
Pull up a lawn chair in the sun, pour a nice cool drink, and watch
the chemistry going on in your backyard. Right in the green lawn, the
flower beds, and the cedar hedge, nitrogen, phosphorus, . . .
Swimming pool chemistry.
We bought a swimming pool. One of the first things I noticed was
that pool chemistry terms are confusing to both specialists and lay
people alike. A pool manual's usage of terms such . . .
Smack that!(mosquitoe repellents)
Guests at the Cypress Cove Nudist Resort in Florida routinely
emerge from the swimming pool and walk over to a nearby row of citrosa
plants. They proceed to shake the shrubbery and then rub their . . .
Patent quest.
Lawyer and patent agent, Daphne C. Lainson, MCIC, answers your
questions on patenting your discoveries. Send your questions to
patentquest@accn.ca.
Q: I own a small company that has a number of . . .
Industrial waste recycling on the rise.(NEWS /
NOUVELLES)(Kingston Poly-Pacific International )
Kingston Poly-Pacific International has signed a conditional
agreement with owners of a ten-acre landfill site in Kingston, ON
containing waste nylon. The agreement allows Poly-Pacific to conduct . . .
Kruger thinking of de-inking.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Brief
article)
Kruger will invest $200 million at its Trois-Rivieres, QC, mill to
provide 342 kilotonnes per year of de-inking capacity. The unit will
employ new technology to produce two grades of pulp that can . . .
Teaming up against antiviral targets.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Dalton
Medicinal Chemistry Partners, Boehringer Ingelheim )(Brief
articl
Dalton Medicinal Chemistry Partners, the medicinal chemistry arm of
Dalton Pharma Services, has signed a medicinal chemistry agreement with
Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Dalton Medicinal . . .
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