Huber chillers are called Minichiller^® or Unichiller^®
Reliable continuous operation with alarm and early warning functions
Small footprints, robust and service friendly units, modern energy management, simple to use, flexible functionality, modular technology - these are the results of designs without compromise...

Chiral Technologies Europe Enantiomer Separation Services
For anyone developing a chiral compound, Chiral Technologies Europe (CTE) will assist with the separation and isolation of the individual enantiomers. Our contract separation service, based in our laboratories in Illkirch, offers the capabilities and expertise to separate chiral compounds into the individual isomers for Pharmaceutical, Flavour & Fragrance and Plant Protection companies...

New! ACQUITY UPLC^® H-Class - UPLC-quality separations
We have one word for those still using HPLC methods: Welcome!
If you are performing routine analyses or developing methods, or just prefer the flexibility of multi-solvent capabilities in a quaternary-based system, the only choice has been HPLC. Until now....

Real time reaction monitoring, trend analysis and spectroscopic data profiling for process development
Discover the optimal trend in your data
This is the new dimension to track chemical reactions and miscellaneous laboratory processes. LabCognition's panorama lets you easily follow, evaluate and quantify characteristic properties of laboratory reactions. The RX module provides customizable trend and kinetic 2D and 3D spectral data analysis features...

Power-Prep^TM PLE - Pressurized Liquid Extraction: FAST EXTRACTION
PLE^TM is a high speed Pressurized Liquid Extraction system for Dioxins, PCBs, Pesticides, PAHs and BFRs analysis. With the PLE^TM, one just needs to load solid or liquid samples into the PLE Cartridges, and press the start key. The entire extraction is performed automatically and unattended producing excellent precision and high recoveries...

Do things the way you want with the new PerkinElmer NexION 300 ICP-MS
Welcome to the future of ICP-MS technology. Engineered to deliver a level of stability, flexibility and performance never before seen in an ICP-MS instrument, PerkinElmer Sciex^TM NexION^TM 300 is the most revolutionary industry advancement in recent years...

Laser Diffraction In-process Particle Size Analysis
Particle Size Analysis Including Dry Powder Dispersion and Representative Sampling
MYTOS combines the core technology of the well established Sympatec HELOS laser diffraction sensor and the proven RODOS dry disperser in rugged, industrial design to the state of the art in-line laser diffraction unit for dry powders from 0.25 to 3500 µm, what is unique and superior...

Focused Microwave Synthesis with CEM Systems
At the heart of the new Discover System resides the technology which makes it so unique. The patented circular single-mode cavity design directs the microwave energy into a defined area, resulting in a homogenous field pattern surrounding the sample...

multi X^® 2500 - This versatile system opens up new dimensions in AOX analysis
Vertical or horizontal? Thanks to the double furnace technology you can do both with one instrument! AOX/EOX/POX analysis, the determinations of TOC and chlorine content (TX/TOX) from difficult matrices - stay flexible and cost efficient!...

FIA System for Automated Water Analysis
The FIA system is an automated analytical system for photometric determinations in laboratories performing water and environmental analysis using standardized analytical procedures. Due to its modular setup it can be customized to meet the specific requirements of the lab...

Latest News from Chemistry, Analysis and Chemical Engineering from 06/16/2010 to 06/22/2010

Deadly effect of arsenic in drinking water measured in massive study
10-year project finds arsenic linked to more than one-fifth of deaths in parts of Bangladesh
06/22/2010 - More than 20 percent of deaths in a study of 12,000 Bangladeshis were attributable to arsenic exposure from contaminated drinking water, new research reports. The large 10-year study is the first to p...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119230/

Styron begins operations as a leading materials company with global reach
06/22/2010 - Styron, a former business division of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the new company’s direction following the close of its sale to Bain Capital Partners on June 17.
As a standalone, privately...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119179/

Huntsman Explores Options to Further Expand its Polyetheramine Manufacturing Capacity in Asia
06/22/2010 - The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corporation announced that it has launched a study into options to further expand its JEFFAMINE(R) polyetheramine manufacturing capacity in Asia. This fo...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119229/

Ironing out materials for gas storage and separations
06/22/2010 - An iron-based porous solid that can store hydrogen and capture carbon dioxide, potentially leading to greener energy and cleaner air, has been made by US scientists.
Jeffrey Long, at the University...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119182/

AkzoNobel to divest National Starch business for $1.3bn
06/22/2010 - Akzo Nobel N.V. announced the sale of its National Starch business to Corn Products International. The company will receive $1.3bn in cash and the buyer will assume certain pension and employee benefi...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119200/

Peering into the never before seen
06/21/2010 - Scientists can now peer into the inner workings of catalyst nanoparticles 3,000 times smaller than a human hair within nanoseconds. The findings point the way toward future work that could greatly imp...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119118/

Linde KCA receives licence to build fluidized-bed drying plants from RWE
06/21/2010 - RWE Power and Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, have signed a framework agreement on the use of technology developed by RWE Power for drying lignite. This turns Linde-KCA-Dresde...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119117/

Evonik opens new production facility for P84 fibers
06/21/2010 - After a construction phase of little more than a year, the Austrian company Evonik Fibres, a subsidiary of the German Evonik Industries Group, will open its new production facility in Schörfling in a ...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119140/

BASF and RTI International jointly develop new Carbon Capture Technology
06/21/2010 - BASF and U.S. research institute RTI International are joining forces to develop a new, exceptionally cost-effective technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from waste gases emitted by coal-fired p...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119151/

BASF raises prices for formic acid
06/21/2010 - Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for formic acid in Europe as follows:
Formic acid, 85%: + 30 euros/ton
Formic acid, 99%: + 40 euros/ton
BASF...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119137/

Researchers develop ultra-simple method for creating nanoscale gold coatings
06/18/2010 - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new, ultra-simple method for making layers of gold that measure only billionths of a meter thick. The process, which requires no sophis...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119095/

Abundance of Raw Materials and New Production Units Drive the Bioplastics Market in Brazil and Mexico
Given Higher Prices, Consumer Perception Important for Widespread Adoption
06/18/2010 - Both Brazil and Mexico are nascent markets for bioplastics, compared to those in Europe or the U.S. Nevertheless, bioplastics are currently penetrating such segments as food packaging and agricultural...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119063/

New process is promising for hydrogen fuel cell cars
06/18/2010 - A new process for storing and generating hydrogen to run fuel cells in cars has been invented by chemical engineers at Purdue University. The process, given the name hydrothermolysis, uses a powdered ...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119094/

Heavy metal glass helps light go the distance
06/18/2010 - The fiber optic cable networks linking the world are an essential part of modern life. To keep up with ever-increasing demands for more bandwidth, scientists are working to improve the optical amplifi...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119092/

Elemental bones
Bone samples could be the ultimate biomarker for environmental pollution
06/18/2010 - Exposure to chemical pollutants is of growing concern to regulators, health workers, and environmentalist groups alike. Now, researchers in the US and Russia have demonstrated that samples of human bo...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119091/

Award for a brilliant copper trick
Polish-American polymer scientist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski receives the €10,000 Gutenberg Lecture Award of the Graduate School of Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ)
06/17/2010 - The 2010 Gutenberg Lecture Award was today bestowed upon the Polish-American scientist Professor Dr Krzysztof Matyjaszewski for his ground-breaking developments in polymer production and processing. M...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119021/

Organic nanoelectronics a step closer
Researchers use metal crystal to organize organic materials, overcoming key stumbling block
06/17/2010 - Although they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic material...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119023/

Cognis publishes Sustainability Report 2009: "Sustainability driven by innovation”
06/17/2010 - Cognis has published its ninth Sustainability Report. Entitled "Sustainability driven by innovation”, the 2009 report shows how sustainability at Cognis goes hand in hand with innovation along the val...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118981/

LANXESS drives growth forward in India
New production facilities for engineering plastics
06/17/2010 - Specialty chemicals group LANXESS remains committed to its growth strategy in the BRIC states and plans to expand its new production site in India. The Group is now set to build compounding facilities...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119038/

Dräger expecting higher net sales growth and improved earnings
06/17/2010 - As a result of the continued positive business development in April and May, Dräger is expecting its business to progress better than previously anticipated for the full year 2010, driven by a good or...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/119011/

Gold nanoparticles create visible-light catalysis in nanowires
06/16/2010 - A scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has created visible-light catalysis, using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, that may decomp...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118980/

INEOS Bio wins grant for Europe's first Advanced bioethanol from waste plant.
INEOS Bio awarded £7.3m grant from One North East and the Department for Energy and Climate Change for construction of Europe’s first advanced bioethanol from waste plant using the INEOS BioEnergy Process Technology
06/16/2010 - INEOS Bio announced that it has received an offer of a £7.3m grant towards £52m construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its advanced BioEnergy Process Technology. The plant, ...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118958/

Researchers discover new properties of World's thinnest material
06/16/2010 - Graphene oxide, a single-atomic-layered material made by reacting graphite powders with strong oxidizing agents, has attracted a lot of interest from scientists because of its ability to easily conver...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118968/

Air Liquide: 10 new contracts signed in Asia with solar photovoltaic leaders
06/16/2010 - Air Liquide is strengthening its market leadership position in the supply of gases and precursors to the solar photovoltaic manufacturers by signing over 10 new long-term contracts with photovoltaic i...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118969/

Scientists create nano-patterned superconducting thin films
Material's fluctuating response to a magnetic field could lead to switchable superconducting wires
06/16/2010 - A team of scientists from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has fabricated thin films patterned with large arrays of nanowires and l...
http://www.chemie.de/news/e/118967/

Catalogue by Huber: High precision thermoregulation
Thermodynamics & Microelectronics - "it takes two to tango"
The catalogue shows over 500 thermostats and chillers over the temperature range of -120°C to 425°C. The model variety makes Scale-up easily possible and can be used on applications from research through Kilo and Pilot-Plant and into production...

The right choice for the most demanding pH measurements
SCHOTT® Instuments IoLine pH electrodes and SCHOTT® Instruments Lab and ProLab instruments by SI Analytics
The combination of ProLab 3000/4000 laboratory instruments and IoLine electrodes from SI Analytics is the right choice for the most demanding pH measurements, e.g. in research and quality control...

Events, Workshops and Training Courses

Project Management in Pharmaceutical Industry - Preparation for leading Positions
http://www.chemie.de/events/e/26378/

Quantitative Biology: From Cell to Process
http://www.chemie.de/events/e/24482/

Key Factors to Write an Effective Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
http://www.chemie.de/events/e/26426/

Regulatory Update Biologics/Biosimilars/ATMP
http://www.chemie.de/events/e/25462/