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The Branched Long Alkyl Chain Liquid FORM TM FIIMEOXOCOL CH3 CH3 I I CH3-C-CH2-CH-(CH2)2 l \ CH3 CH3 CH-CH2-OH I / CH3-C-CH2-CH I I CH3 CH3 FO-180 (C18-Alcohol) CH3 CH3 I I CH3-C-CH2-CH-(CH2)2 ι \ CH3 CH3 CH-COOH I / CH3-C-CH2-CH ι ι CH3 CH3 Iso-Stearic Acid (C18-Acid) Branched, Saturated, Long a Iky I chain Liquid, Melting Points <0°C Hydrophilic and hydrophobic balance for specialty ester Families • C16-Alcohol and C16-Acid Î-C16H330H Ï-C15H31COOH Applications Various types of ester for Lubricant, Cosmetics, or Offset printing ink Nissan Chemical America, Corp. 10777 Westheimer Suite 830 Houston, TX 77042 Drake Toombs Phone: 713-532-4745x112 Fax: 713-532-0363 E-mail: [email protected] www.snowtex.com CHEMICAL-FREE SUNSCREEN, SKIM MILK COWS, MOOING OUT METHANE N ewscripts reader Stan Hutchings recently opened his newspaper to find this nonsensical headline: "SUNSCREEN that's free of chemicals all the rage." The article, which appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, was extolling the virtues of Burt's Bees' new "chemical free" sunscreen. According to the article, the secret behind the chemical-free sunblock is titanium dioxide, "a mineral that reflects the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays." The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes: "Hempseed oil and wheat grass extract also help protect the skin. Goldenseal, a natural anti-inflammatory, soothes and softens.... Fans say it works and is far more gentle and much less toxic than many chemical-loaded sunscreens. "Titanium dioxide is lauded by skin ex- perts as a chemical-free way to block wrin- kle-causing UVA rays. Another chemical-free sunscreen to try is Blue Lizard for sensitive skin, which has only two active ingredients—titanium j | dioxide and zinc oxide—and ϋ anSPFof30." £ "Apparently titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are no longer chemicals," Hutchings writes. "Titanium dioxide now seems to be just a'mineral.' " H ealth-conscious consumers could someday get their LOW-FAT MILK straight from the cow. Scientists at the New Zealand biotech firm ViaLactia Biosciences have bred cows that pro- duce skim milk instead of the full-fat variety. The low-fat cattle are the daughters of Marge, a mu- tant cow who was discovered by research- ers in 2001, when they screened the milk of millions of cattle in New Zealand. That's when ViaLactia bought Marge from her owner for about $250 and moved her to a secret location. "Marge looks like an ordinary Friesian cow but has three key differences," ViaLactia Chief Scientist Russell Snell told the Sunday Times, a U.K. newspaper. "She produces a normal level of protein in her milk but substantially less fat, and the fat she does produce has much more unsaturated fat." Butter churned from Marge's milk stays spreadable when refrigerated. ViaLactia hopes to have herds of mutant cows mak- ing the spreadable butter by 2011. Snells says ViaLactia is pleased that Marge's daughters carry the genetic muta- tion, but they're hoping she'll also pass the mutant gene along to a son. "To have a bull from Marge's offspring who passes on her traits would be the holy grail," Snell says. "It would allow us to reproduce hundreds of thousands of cows like Marge." L ow-fat milk isn't the only thing coming from New Zealand's cows. One-third of that country's greenhouse gases—in the form of METHANE—come from rumi- nant animals, such as cows and sheep. A ruminant animal makes methane when it digests food in its rumen—part of the di- gestive tract. The rumen contains about 400 types of microbes that help digest what an animal eats. One of these microbes makes methane. A lone heifer can belch out up to 300 lb of methane each day. And pound for pound, methane is far worse for the atmosphere than CO2. Animal scientists are try- ing to reduce the livestock's greenhouse-gas hoofprint by changing what goes on inside their stomachs. The cows and sheep don't ab- solutely need the methano- genic microbe to survive, so getting rid of the methane could be as simple as get- ting rid of the microbe. Certain feed additives, such as vegetable oils and fumaric acid, can also cut a cow's methane production by as much as 20%. Markus Herrema, a California inventor, has suggested sequestering a cow's meth- ane via a special pouch that's worn over the animal's mouth. According to Wired maga- zine, the bag captures exhaled methane, then microbes inside the bag consume the gases, growing into a biomass that can be used as a cleaner source of energy. This week's column was written by BETHANY HALFORD. Please send comments and suggestions to [email protected] WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG C(} JULY 9. 2007 newscripts cr Ο <Z Ο z: ο u_ Ζ Q < < LU cr Ο l·- co LU Ο Lu LT Nissan Chemical America Corporation
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The Branched Long Alkyl Chain
Liquid FORM TM FIIMEOXOCOL
CH3 CH3 I I
CH3-C-CH2-CH-(CH2)2 l \ CH3 CH3 CH-CH2-OH
I / CH3-C-CH2-CH
I I CH3 CH3
FO-180 (C18-Alcohol)
CH3 CH3 I I
CH3-C-CH2-CH-(CH2)2 ι \
CH3 CH3 CH-COOH I /
CH3-C-CH2-CH ι ι CH3 CH3
Iso-Stearic Ac id (C18-Acid)
Branched, Saturated, Long a Iky I chain Liquid, Melting Points <0°C Hydrophilic and hydrophobic balance for specialty ester
Families
• C16-Alcohol and C16-Acid Î-C16H330H Ï-C15H31COOH
Appl icat ions
Various types of ester for Lubricant, Cosmetics, or Offset printing ink
Nissan Chemical America, Corp. 10777 Westheimer Suite 830 Houston, TX 77042
Drake Toombs Phone: 713-532-4745x112 Fax: 713-532-0363 E-mail: [email protected]
www.snowtex.com
CHEMICAL-FREE SUNSCREEN, SKIM MILK COWS, MOOING OUT METHANE
Newscripts reader Stan Hutchings recently opened his newspaper to find this nonsensical headline:
"SUNSCREEN that's free of chemicals all the rage."
The article, which appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, was extolling the virtues of Burt's Bees' new "chemical free" sunscreen. According to the article, the secret behind the chemical-free sunblock is titanium dioxide, "a mineral that reflects the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays."
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes: "Hempseed oil and wheat grass extract also help protect the skin. Goldenseal, a natural anti-inflammatory, soothes and softens.... Fans say it works and is far more gentle and much less toxic than many chemical-loaded sunscreens.
"Titanium dioxide is lauded by skin experts as a chemical-free way to block wrinkle-causing UVA rays. Another chemical-free sunscreen to try is Blue Lizard for sensitive skin, which has only two active ingredients—titanium j | dioxide and zinc oxide—and ϋ anSPFof30." £
"Apparently titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are no longer chemicals," Hutchings writes. "Titanium dioxide now seems to be just a'mineral.' "
Health-conscious consumers could someday get their
LOW-FAT MILK straight from the cow. Scientists at the New Zealand biotech firm ViaLactia Biosciences have bred cows that produce skim milk instead of the full-fat variety.
The low-fat cattle are the daughters of Marge, a mutant cow who was discovered by researchers in 2001, when they screened the milk of millions of cattle in New Zealand. That's when ViaLactia bought Marge from her owner for about $250 and moved her to a secret location.
"Marge looks like an ordinary Friesian cow but has three key differences," ViaLactia Chief Scientist Russell Snell told the Sunday Times, a U.K. newspaper. "She produces a normal level of protein in her milk but substantially less fat, and the fat she does produce has much more unsaturated fat."
Butter churned from Marge's milk stays spreadable when refrigerated. ViaLactia hopes to have herds of mutant cows making the spreadable butter by 2011.
Snells says ViaLactia is pleased that Marge's daughters carry the genetic mutation, but they're hoping she'll also pass the mutant gene along to a son. "To have a bull from Marge's offspring who passes on her traits would be the holy grail," Snell says. "It would allow us to reproduce hundreds of thousands of cows like Marge."
Low-fat milk isn't the only thing coming from New Zealand's cows. One-third of that country's greenhouse gases—in
the form of METHANE—come from ruminant animals, such as cows and sheep.
A ruminant animal makes methane when it digests food in its rumen—part of the di
gestive tract. The rumen contains about 400 types of microbes
that help digest what an animal eats. One of these microbes makes methane. A lone heifer can belch out up to 300 lb of methane each day. And pound for pound, methane is far worse for the atmosphere than CO2.
Animal scientists are trying to reduce the livestock's greenhouse-gas hoofprint by changing what goes on inside their stomachs. The cows and sheep don't absolutely need the methano-genic microbe to survive, so getting rid of the methane could be as simple as getting rid of the microbe.
Certain feed additives, such as vegetable oils and fumaric acid, can also cut a cow's methane production by as much as 20%.
Markus Herrema, a California inventor, has suggested sequestering a cow's methane via a special pouch that's worn over the animal's mouth. According to Wired magazine, the bag captures exhaled methane, then microbes inside the bag consume the gases, growing into a biomass that can be used as a cleaner source of energy.
This week's column was written by BETHANY HALFORD. Please send comments and suggestions to [email protected]
WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG C ( } JULY 9. 2007
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