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The article offers information on the research related to the development of rewritable paper technologies for that would reduce the impact on environment caused by the paper industry. The article talks about the technology that would allow multiple uses of a the same paper with the use of special inks. Topics include water-based inks made with terpyridine ligand, chemical experiments on re-writable paper and the challenges of erasure process.

The article focuses on a research, which founds touching thermal paper receipts could extend bisphenol A (BPA) retention in the body . It mentions researchers Jonathan W. Martin and Jiaying Liu found handling paper containing isotopically labeled BPA for five minute can increase BPA retention, which is evident in the urine analysis.

The article announces the issuing of call for papers for the national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to be held from August 19-23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts and outlines the paper and presentation requirements.

Reports on paper chemical suppliers' facing of strong environmental pressures and major changes in pulp and paper markets. Papermaking elements; Growth of pulp chemicals market; Opportunity for soda ash; Use of chlorine dioxide in bleaching processes; Use of oxygen delignification as pulping step; Increased need in binders; Paper-sizing agents for alkaline papermaking; Need for processing aids.

The article discusses a group of chemists have retracted 15-year-old paper and publish a revised version of it. It mentions the Journal of the American Medical Association has also retracted and replaces papers. It also mentions medicinal inorganic chemist Chris Orvig and his group at the University of British Columbia have reported the synthesis of a new tetraazamacrocycle ligand. It also mentions William B. Tolman, editor-in-chief at Inorganic Chemistry has applauded Orvig.

The article discusses the move of the paper industry in the U.S. to recover ubiquitous tree biopolymer. It states that paper companies use improved separation technology to recover the burned lignin. It mentions that the paper companies remove lignin from cellulose in two ways, the sulfite pulping process and acid precipitation.

The article presents the views of the readers regarding the article on rewritable paper. The readers mentions that the article did not contain any information on the waste products created out of the production of ligands and how this process could affect the environment. Another reader expresses the use of recycle paper in several countries that doesn't affect the environment.

The article presents the summary of the technical programs of the 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem 2015) to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 15-20, 2015.

The article offers information on the interest of researchers in nanostructured cellulose materials called nanocellulose, the fibrous cellulose matrices that provide mechanical strength to wood and plants. It discusses a conference of the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI) held at Vancouver, British Columbia, in June 2014. It further discusses several studies associated with the potential applications of nanocellulose, including electronics and tissue engineering.

The article offers information on an initiative taken by Northern European paper firms that looking into an initiative to convert black liquor, a byproduct of papermaking, into industrial chemicals. Topics discussed include Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) evaluating approaches for making high-value chemical products, Finnish paper producer Stora Enso looking to extract chemicals from black liquor and Lignin, the largest constituent of black liquor.

The article focuses on the efforts of chemical firms to produce a chemical that will improve paper quality considering the scarcities in recyclable high-quality papers. It cites the Hercobond chemical developed by Ashland Hercules Water Technologies to strengthen fiber bonds in papers. It says that Kemira also develops deinking chemicals to address stain removal in wastepaper. Meanwhile, it adds that companies also consider modification to produce longer life fibers.

The article discusses legal action taken by publishers against ResearchGate to limit unlicensed paper sharing on networking site. Topics discussed include lawsuit against ResearchGate for copyright infringement by American Chemical Society (ACS) and Elsevier; funding of the firm from venture capital investment and adds Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson agreed with ACS for Sci-Hub's violation of the ACS's copyright and trademark protections.

The article reports that a U.S. court has awarded Elsevier BV 15 million dollars in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub and a similar website, both of which provide free access to pirated scientific journal articles. The American Chemical Society (ACS) has filed its own lawsuit against Sci-Hub. Elsevier filed its lawsuit against Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, and their operators in 2015.

The article presents an interview with bioengineer Manu Prakash. Topics discussed include development of paperfuge human-powered centrifuge which can isolate malaria parasites in blood; working of paperfuge based on oscillatory centrifugation principle; and test for malaria first and frugal design tools developed by him.

The article explores the challenges posed by the advent of digital printing to paper recycling. It explains the concept and process of deinking, and describes the recycling problems associated with the ink used in digital printing presses. The efforts of recyclers to deal with the recycling challenges associated with digital printing are described. The article also highlights views of scientists on paper recycling.

Reports that researchers at Lucent Technologies' Bell Laboratories are collaborating with E Ink Corp. to develop electronic paper technology. Characteristics of the electronic paper; Display area; Materials used; Performance of the printing operation; Creation of images on the paper; Gyricon display materials; Development of the ink by physicist Joseph Jacobson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The article offers information on various research papers published in the periodical "Analytical Chemistry" in the 2013 issue related to spectroscopy and material science. Topics discussed include application of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for bacterial detection, use of droplet-based microfluidic systems to miniaturize chemical and biological reactions, and application of SERS primers to detect specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products.

The article presents abstracts on spectroscopy and material science topics including surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection of Hepatitis B virus DNA, urine's high-resolution quantitative metabolome analysis, and detection of plasmonic paper-based analytical platform.

The article presents several research studies related to the chemistry which appeared in various scientific journals as of June 2016. Topics discussed include a study on influence of biogas flow rate on biomass composition; fruit peels as efficient renewable adsorbents for removal of dissolved heavy metals and dyes from water and a case study on dehalogenation and removal of halocarbon pesticides from water using graphene nanocomposites.

The article presents abstracts related to advances in water analysis and the environment published in the article in previous 18 months including detection of zinc oxide nanoparticles in waste waters, transformation of lopamidol during chlorination, and sources of dissolved organic matter in snow.

The article presents abstracts on medical topics including repair of damaged bones, cancer therapies, and drug delivery which include cancer therapy using infrared laser, bone repair using proteins and bimodal drug delivery using silica nanoparticles.

The article offers information on the retraction of a research paper about nanoparticle synthesis by Bruce E. Eaton, Daniel L. Feldheim, and Lina Gugliotti in 2016 which was published in the 2004 issue of the journal "Science." It mentions that the research paper on RNA-mediated formation of palladium nanoparticles has been retracted in response to the report from the National Science Foundation which found that the authors used misrepresented data and poor research practices.

The article announces the calls for papers for the spring 2007 national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that will be held in March 25-29 in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the topics that will be published by the ACS include outcome of the convention, its technical program, and by-law governing the presentation of papers.

Reports on the calls for papers for the spring 2006 American Chemical Society national meeting in the U.S. Publication of the preliminary program for the meeting; Citation of the society bylaw governing papers; Deadline for the submission of papers for presentation.

The article presents several abstract on topics related to spectroscopy and material analysis including target-specific imaging of transmembrane receptors, versatile multigas analysis and reduction in intensity of magnetic resonance by reversible exchange of a substrate and parahydrogen.

The article presents abstracts of articles on chromatography, mass spectrometry and laboratory automation including chromatographic resolution of closely related species in pharmaceutical industry, an analysis of 22 volatile organic compounds in cigarette smoke using gas sampling bags for solid-phase microextraction, and semiautomated pH gradient ion-exchange chromatography of monoclonal antibody charge variants.

The article provides information on the development of paper-based microfluidic devices by chemistry professor Marya Lieberman and graduate student Abigail Weave from the University of Notre Dame. It informs that on their visits to regional hospitals, they found that there is an urgent need of such devices helping purchasing agents to assess drug authenticity. It also informs that these devices have several lanes that detect certain functional groups including primary amines in pharmaceutical.

A call for papers for the spring 2010 national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is presented.

Focuses on environmental aspects of paper and textile production in the United States. Comments from Thomas E. Hamilton, director of the Wisconsin-based Forest Products Laboratory; Process of turning wood into paper; Definition of biopulping; Details on pulp bleaching; Discussion on retting. INSET: Bioprospectors with Georgia on their minds.

The article presents abstracts on chromatography which include the evolution of the column efficiency in liquid chromatography, advances in multidimensional gas chromatography and the use of serial affinity chromatography in the separation of glycoproteomics.

Describes developments made in the bleaching process used in the papermaking industry. Replacement of chlorine gas bleaching with bleached kraft mills; Transition to the utilization of chlorine dioxide in bleaching; Closed-cycle technology developed by the industry in Canada for efficient use of water and elements of the waste stream.

Questions the feasibility of switching from chlorine dioxide bleaching methods to chlorine-free processes in the American paper industry. Concern on toxic effluents of chlorine paper bleaching; Economic feasibility and product ramifications of chlorine-free methods; Cost-savings in chlorine-free bleaching.

Provides a listing of technical and scientific papers presented at the 1995 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies on December 17-22, 1995 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Includes agrochemistry; Analytical chemistry; Bioscience and technology; Chemical education; Chemical economics and business.

Lists topics suggested for scientific papers, for discussion at the American Chemical Society's (ACS) national meeting in Chicago, Illinois on August 20-24, 1995. Includes Presidential plenary; Committee on Science; Society Committee on Education; Younger Chemists Committee.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on deinking technologies in the August 1, 2011 issue.

The article reports that paper company Fortress Global Enterprises has acquired S2G Biochemicals with the intent of using S2G technology to build a xylitol facility at a pulp mill in Quebec.

The article reports on the development of rewritable paper by researchers Minjie Li and Sean Xao-An Zhang of Jilin University in China and mentions that the paper consists of hydrochromic molecules that turn the colors when exposed to water.

The article discusses how renewable solution provider Stora Enso has targeted substances from sugars and lignin to offset paper sales decline and mentions how cardboard and pulp for diapers have been firm's saving graces. Topics include views of Andreas Birmoser, head of strategy and business development for Stora Enso's biomaterials division, on shift to online publication, how Stora Enso separates wood into the basic components of lignin, and capacity of xylose by firm's facility.

The article presents a comparison on the environmental impact of paper bags and plastic bags. According to a study conducted by Boustead Consulting, the manufacturing of 1,000 paper bags incorporate 30% recycled content, uses 2,622 MJ of energy versus 763 MJ for the production of enough plastic bags. The paper bags generate 33.9 kg of solid municipal waste versus 7.0 kg for plastic. The study also found that 1,000 paper bags generate twice as much greenhouse gas emissions than plastic bags.

Looks into the business of papermaking industry in the U.S. Statement of Stephan Bocken, global head of Ciba Specialty Chemicals' paper business; Usability of the two basic segments of chemicals in papermaking; Provision of additives that help papermakers maintain paper properties while using less pulp by chemical suppliers.

The article discusses research study on a method to prepare a superhydrophobic paper, referencing a study by Hitoshi Ogihara and colleagues, published in "Langmuir."

The article focuses on the optically transparent paper made from nanosized cellulose fibers by Masaya Nogi and colleagues. The researchers made nanofiber paper with cellulose, of which its differences in the size and width of the fiber of internal cavities give the papers different physical properties. Derek G. Gray, a professor, said that the new method devised by Nogi's group is a practical route to novel materials on a key renewable resource.

The article highlights the results of a study by Victor L. Pushparaj and colleagues on the creation of nanocomposite paper that functions as a thin, lightweight, flexible energy-storage device. According to Pushparaj and colleagues, the paper can be rolled up, twisted or bent to any curvature and is completely recoverable. They note that the discharge capacity and performance they observe compare well with data reported for other flexible energy storage devices.

The article reports on the findings of a research team, which include Adriano M. Conte of the University of Rome, that ancient paper discoloration is caused by cellulose oxidation.

The article focuses on the research by Eva Malmstrom and coworkers at Royal Institute of Technology, which shows that filter paper can be turned into a water-resistant cleaning material. The team employed a process known as atom transfer radical polymerization to graft the fiber surfaces with a superhydrophobic fluorinated polymer layer.

Reports on the planned merger of Japanese paper chemicals producers Seiko Chemical and PMC in April 2003. Dainippon Ink and Chemicals' ownership of Seiko Chemical; Spinoff of Seiko's resin operations into a wholly owned subsidiary.

Reports on a seed grant being awarded by the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI) for innovative fundamental research in pulp, paper and related industries. Amount of the grants; Solicitation of proposals from research institutions not traditionally associated with the paper industry; Requirements on the nature and content of the proposed research; Contact information.

The article reports on joining of trading firm Marubeni and Chuetsu Pulp & Paper to make and sell cellulose nanofibers, development of applications for the fiber by Marubeni and production of the fiber by Chuetsu.

Reports the development of a catalytic process that converts wastes streams from pulp and paper mills into valuable products by Lehigh University and Georgia-Pacific Corp. researchers. Creation of a vanadia-titania catalyst; Oxidation of methanol and mercaptans in pulp mill wastes streams; Impact of the process to the paper-making industry.