inform Vol.19 December 2008

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782 How to spot "greenwashing"
Green can be gold these days, as products increasingly exhibit glowing claims about their environmental benefits in order to boost sales....

787 The impact of blending techniques, feedstock choice, and analytical techniques on biodiesel blend accuracy
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, USA, conducted a nationwide study released in 2005 that compared the actual content of b...

790 1979-1988: Coping with diversity
AOCS membership had risen almost 25% during the previous decade to approximately 3,800 members in 1979. The AOCS had held its first three world confer...

827 Surviving working and living abroad
Perhaps an advantage of working or studying in the sciences is the many opportunities to conduct research in foreign countries....

831 The future of the AOCS Foundation
Excitement is building as the AOCS approaches its 100th birthday in 2009....

834 Jatropha: Examining the future promise of this oil
A humble desert plant named jatropha has been receiving much attention lately, raising high hopes for the future.>...

837 Ghent meeting examines crystallization and physical properties of fats
The Oils and Fats Group of the Society of Chemical Industry (London, UK) combined with the University of Ghent (Flanders, Belgium) to organize a two-d...