Good chemist, bad chemist: the Fritz Haber story
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Fritz Haber, a German patriot developed the process that could turn atmospheric nitrogen into fertilizer. The nitrogen compounds are essential to fertilizer and equally important in making explosives.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-7275
Year: 2004
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Polymer ingredient is made form corn
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Wilmington, DE-based DuPont announced that it has successfully manufactured 1,3-propanediol from corn using a fermentation process. The diol is used to make the company's newest polymer, Sorona.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-7275
Year: 2001
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Disposable chromatography membrane rivals resin-based systems
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Pall Corp. has developed a disposable chromatography membrane named Mustang XT5000. The new product can capture large contaminant molecules 30% more than with resin based columns.
Publication Name: Chemical Engineering Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-7275
Year: 2005
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