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December 05, 2013

Iron-based process promises greener, cheaper and safer drug and perfume production
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 05, 2013
University of Toronto researchers have developed a series of techniques to create a variety of very active iron-based catalysts necessary to produce the alcohols and amines used in the drug and perfume industry. The new synthetic methods promise to be safer and more economical and environmentally friendly than traditional industrial processes. The research takes advantage of Earth's extensive supply of iron - the fifth most abundant naturally occurring metal - substituting it in place of the rare ... read more

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