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CHEMICAL industry , *BODY armor , *BORON , *CARBIDES , *POLYETHERS , *ETHERS , *KETONES , *ADHESIVE tape , *RESEARCH grants , *ENERGY conservation , *PAPER industry - Abstract
The article offers news briefs on the chemical industry as of January 18, 2006. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a process for sintering boron carbide powder used in body armor. British polyether ether ketone (PEEK) producer Victrex has tweaked the chemistry of its PEEK material making it viable as a substrate for adhesive tape. The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded research grants for projects aimed at saving energy in the pulp and paper industry.
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- 2006