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COLUMBUS SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, INC. PO BOX 82181 COLUMBUS, OH 43202 columbus.sites.acs.org The Chemical Record Volume 58 Number 6 October, 2016 Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Jeffrey Trent, Section Chair [email protected] Ashish Deshmukh, Editor — [email protected] Section Website: columbus.sites.acs.org IN THIS ISSUEABOUT THE COLUMBUS SECTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 MEETING NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................... 2 PROGRAM DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................ 2 ABOUT THE TALK: 2017 PRESIDENTIAL FOCUS FOR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ........................................... 4 NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK (NCW) 2016 ........................................................................................................ 4 FALL 2016: ACS REGIONAL MEETINGS ............................................................................................................. 5 SPRING 2017, 253RD ACS NATIONAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION APRIL 2-6, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, CA.................... 5 21 ST ANNUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE JUNE 13-15, 2017 ................................................. 5 UPCOMING ACS WEBINARS FROM THE ACS WEBSITE ....................................................................................... 6 UPCOMING ACS SHORT COURSES FROM THE ACS WEBSITE .............................................................................. 7 FROM CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 ............................................................................. 7 ACS KIDS AND CHEMISTRY AT THE GREEK FESTIVAL, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS ...................................................... 10 COLUMBUS SECTION ACS CALENDAR OF EVENTS ............................................................................................. 12 ABOUT THE CHEMICAL RECORD ..................................................................................................................... 12 CHANGE OF ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................. 12 ADVERTISING RATES .................................................................................................................................... 12 ABOUT THE COLUMBUS SECTION The Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society comprises approximately 1,500 members who live and work in the following central Ohio counties: Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, and Union. . The Mission of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the advancement of the chemical enterprise and its practitioners. Toward that end, the ACS advances scholarly knowledge, provides professional services and support, communicates with varied audiences, and is actively involved in the science, education, and public policy arenas. The Columbus Section of the ACS adheres to this mission and the strategic thrusts of the national organization and leadership by providing programs and networking opportunities for Chemistry professionals in Central Ohio. We invite ACS members and scientists in the community to lend their expertise and talents to our activities in science education, government and legislative policy issues, safety in our industrial plants and in our communities, and care of our land.

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The Chemical Record Volume 58 — Number 6 — October, 2016 Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc. Jeffrey Trent, Section Chair — [email protected] Ashish Deshmukh, Editor — [email protected] Section Website: columbus.sites.acs.org

IN THIS ISSUE…

ABOUT THE COLUMBUS SECTION ...................................................................................................................... 1MEETING NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................... 2PROGRAM DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................ 2ABOUT THE TALK: 2017 PRESIDENTIAL FOCUS FOR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ........................................... 4NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK (NCW) 2016 ........................................................................................................ 4FALL 2016: ACS REGIONAL MEETINGS ............................................................................................................. 5SPRING 2017, 253RD ACS NATIONAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION APRIL 2-6, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, CA .................... 521ST ANNUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE JUNE 13-15, 2017 ................................................. 5UPCOMING ACS WEBINARS FROM THE ACS WEBSITE ....................................................................................... 6UPCOMING ACS SHORT COURSES FROM THE ACS WEBSITE .............................................................................. 7FROM CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 ............................................................................. 7ACS KIDS AND CHEMISTRY AT THE GREEK FESTIVAL, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS ...................................................... 10COLUMBUS SECTION ACS CALENDAR OF EVENTS ............................................................................................. 12ABOUT THE CHEMICAL RECORD ..................................................................................................................... 12CHANGE OF ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................. 12ADVERTISING RATES .................................................................................................................................... 12

ABOUT THE COLUMBUS SECTION

The Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society comprises approximately 1,500 members who live and work in the following central Ohio counties: Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, and Union. . The Mission of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner the advancement of the chemical enterprise and its practitioners. Toward that end, the ACS advances scholarly knowledge, provides professional services and support, communicates with varied audiences, and is actively involved in the science, education, and public policy arenas. The Columbus Section of the ACS adheres to this mission and the strategic thrusts of the national organization and leadership by providing programs and networking opportunities for Chemistry professionals in Central Ohio. We invite ACS members and scientists in the community to lend their expertise and talents to our activities in science education, government and legislative policy issues, safety in our industrial plants and in our communities, and care of our land.

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MEETING NOTICE Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

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Meeting #884

2017 Presidential Focus for the American Chemical Society

Dr. Allison A. Campbell Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

American Chemical Society 2016 President-Elect

Wednesday October 19, 2016

6:00 – 9:00 pm Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)

2540, Olentangy River Road Columbus Ohio 43202

PROGRAM DETAILS

5:00 – 6:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting – All members are welcome to attend 6:00 – 7:00 PM Social Hour – Appetizers (cheese and crackers with vegetable plate) and all beverages

7:00 – 7:45 PM

Dinner buffet including choice of entrée Rosemary grilled chicken under mushroom Marsala with baked goat cheese polenta and

buttered green beans Harissa salmon with grain pilaf including sautéed kale and blistered cherry tomatoes Vegetable ratatouille-stuffed mushroom caps on baked polenta under Parmesan cheese and

roasted tomato sauce

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7:45 – 8:45 PM Program

Awards: Columbus Section 50- and 60-year members Presentation: 2017 Presidential Focus for the American Chemical Society

Cost

This program is being sponsored by CAS to reduce the price of attendance for members and guests. Honorees (plus 1) are free. Otherwise $10 per person for members, $5 for retired and unemployed members, $15 per non-member, $5 per student. Payment will be collected at the door; cash and checks accepted. There is no cost to attend the program only. Remember that this is a dinner order and must be paid. Please help control costs by honoring your order.

RSVP

To avoid dropped reservations please use the Meeting Reservation Form on the section’s website (http://columbus.sites.acs.org/). Alternatively, please send an e-mail with the same information to us at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Finally, you may also use the voice mail reservations service by calling 614-447-3600 extension 7047. Follow the template below for e-mail or voicemail reservations.

*Voicemail/e-mail Reservations Template

First and last name: Please spell last name. Membership category: member, non-member, retired, emeritus, unemployed, student. Employer Your choice of entrée: Chicken, Salmon, or Vegetarian Please indicate if you will join us for Dinner & Program OR Program Only Your phone number, in case we need to contact you.

Reservation Deadline Friday, October 14, 2016 at noon

Program Contact David R. Speth, 989-430-5123; [email protected]

Directions & Parking

From the North Take Route 315 South to the Ackerman Road exit. Turn left onto Ackerman Road and continue past the Olentangy River Road intersection. The CAS entrance drive will be on the right. From the East Take I-670 West to Route 315 North. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right onto Ackerman Road and continue past the Olentangy River Road intersection. The CAS entrance drive will be on the right. From the West Take I-670 East to Route 315 North. Take the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right onto Ackerman Road and continue past the Olentangy River Road intersection. The CAS entrance drive will be on the right. From the South Take Route 315 North to the Ackerman Road exit. Turn right onto Ackerman Road and continue past the Olentangy River Road intersection. The CAS entrance drive will be on the right. You may drop off any passengers at the main entrance. Parking is free in the adjacent lot.

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ABOUT THE TALK: 2017 PRESIDENTIAL FOCUS FOR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The health of our planet, the safe practice of science, science literacy, and advocacy for the societal value of chemistry and its practitioners are the primary tenets driving ACS 2017 President Allison Campbell. This talk will highlight technical programming, events and initiatives planned during this phase of her three-year tenure in the presidential succession to showcase how chemistry can be accomplished safely, sustainably, and securely and drive solutions to our most pressing global issues. President Campbell’s technical programming focus will be on a sustainable energy future, understanding the role of chemistry in the earth’s atmosphere and climate, the health of our soil and terrestrial systems, and the availability of clean water.

Allison Campbell Allison A. Campbell, Ph.D., is a chemist and leader of a large research directorate at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania and a doctorate in chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She was an invited researcher at the Max-Planck Society in Dresden, Germany, in 1994.

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK (NCW) 2016

Editor’s Note: For more details about the NCW, please visit https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/ncw.html.

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FALL 2016: ACS REGIONAL MEETINGS

Looking for some great science a little closer to home? Organized by ACS Local Sections and reflecting the diverse professional interests in their geographic regions, ACS Regional Meetings feature excellent technical programs on a variety of topics, poster sessions, expositions, and social events over three or four days. The smaller size of an ACS Regional Meeting allows for a greater opportunity for interactions between attendees, and costs less to attend than a National Meeting. One of these Fall 2016 ACS Regional Meetings is probably near you:

42nd Northeast (NERM), October 5-8, Binghamton, NY 68th Southeastern (SERMACS), October 23–26, Columbia, SC 51st Midwest (MWRM), October 26-28, Manhattan, KS 72nd Southwest (SWRM), November 10-13, Galveston, TX

Visit the individual meeting websites linked above for the latest program, housing, and registration details. For other information, go to the ACS Regional Meetings home page, or follow @ACSRegionalMtgs on Twitter

SPRING 2017, 253RD ACS NATIONAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION APRIL 2-6, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

21ST ANNUAL GREEN CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING CONFERENCE JUNE 13-15, 2017

Join us in 2017 at the must-attend event for green chemists and engineers. The 21st Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E), hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, will be held in Reston, Virginia on June 13-15, 2017. GC&E provides an opportunity for a diverse network of over 500 academic, industrial and government stakeholders to network and learn about the newest ideas in sustainable approaches to chemistry, chemicals, processes and products. Featuring over 30 technical sessions, a robust poster session, keynote lectures, workshops, social events and a Green Expo, GC&E is the premiere forum for sustainable and green chemistry and engineering. The overarching theme of the conference in 2017 will be “Making Our Way to a Sustainable Tomorrow.” The conference invites scientists and leaders from all sectors to come together to address critical topics such as the design of sustainable chemicals, flexible chemical manufacturing, more efficient processes, green chemistry curricula, circular economy considerations, sustainable materials, academic-industry collaborations, chemicals policy and more.

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UPCOMING ACS WEBINARS FROM THE ACS WEBSITE

Why Attend ACS Webinars®? FAST – Get right to the heart of addressing issues important to you in 60-minutes.

CONVENIENT – Listen from the comfort and convenience of your home or desk.

EASY – Online access is all you need. Register, then click the link in your email confirmation, and you’re in!

ACTIONABLE – Learn from luminaries and subject matter experts on strategies and tactics you can use immediately after the webinar.

LEARN – Share with friends and engage group discussions on key issues in a fresh new manner.

AFFORDABLE – A free weekly online event provided to by the American Chemical Society.

All recordings of ACS Webinars® are available as a benefit to current ACS members. Live weekly ACS Webinars® continue to be available to the general public.

Editor’s Note: For more details about the webinars described above, please visit https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars.html

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UPCOMING ACS SHORT COURSES FROM THE ACS WEBSITE

Editor’s Note: For more details about the short courses described above, visit www.proed.acs.org/.

FROM CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 NOW BOARDING: COMMERCIAL PLANES TAKE FLIGHT WITH BIOBASED JET FUEL

This year, renewable jet fuel took off, graduating from demonstration and test flights to some regular commercial use. In January, some flights left the airport in Oslo, Norway, running on jet biofuel produced from an oilseed crop. In March, United Airlines became the first U.S. airline to use biofuel for regularly scheduled commercial flights leaving Los Angeles International Airport. Three months later, Alaska Airlines flew commercial flights using biofuel produced from renewable isobutyl alcohol.

By 2050, the global aviation industry aims to combat climate change by reducing net carbon emissions by 50% compared with 2005 levels. That’s a commitment to cut one-tenth the emissions projected for 2050. Improved engine efficiency and aircraft aerodynamics will provide some reductions. But transitioning to fully renewable jet fuel is key to meeting the targets suggested by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Alternative energy sources considered for cars and trucks—things such as batteries, fuel cells, or liquefied hydrogen—would be technically impossible for planes or require too much infrastructure change in the global aviation industry to be practical.

Companies develop jet biofuels to chemically mimic petroleum-derived jet fuel so they can be used immediately with existing engine designs and fueling infrastructure. But the industry is far from supplying the more than 300 billion L of jet fuel used worldwide just in 2012. For example, United has a contract to purchase 57 million L of renewable fuel over the next three years. Only two companies produce renewable jet fuel on a commercial scale, and airlines have already claimed all the jet biofuel to be produced from three future plants. For

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now, fuel producers lack the funds, policy support, and renewable fuel incentives to build more factories and increase production volumes, though there are signs that the industry is ready to grow.

“In the future, we imagine all jet fuel having some level of renewable content,” says Steve Csonka, executive director at the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, a group of airlines, airports, aircraft and engine manufacturers, researchers, and U.S. government agencies.

The development of aviation biofuels lags about a decade behind the first biofuels for cars and trucks, a delay that has provided the jet fuel industry a chance to learn from previous mistakes. For instance, revised emissions estimates for first-generation biofuels—corn ethanol blended with gasoline and fatty acid methyl esters added to diesel—reveal that they may not be as green as they first seemed: Converting land to grow crops for biofuel releases carbon dioxide trapped in the soil, making the greenhouse gas impact for corn ethanol and biodiesel potentially greater than their petroleum-derived counterparts.

In general, jet biofuel producers look to make renewable fuels that deliver about 50 to 80% net greenhouse gas reductions, Csonka says. To do this, they extract oils from nonfood crops such as camelina and jatropha grown on nonarable land or in rotation with grains. Companies also use waste products—such as animal fat, used cooking oil, forestry and agricultural waste, and household trash—as feedstocks. Having a variety of feedstocks makes it easier to produce renewable jet fuel around the world because refineries can use the feedstock most available in their region, says Robert Boyd, manager of the biofuel deployment program at IATA.

Currently, feedstocks can be converted to jet biofuel through one of five different processes approved by ASTM International, a nonprofit group that develops international technical standards for materials and products. Each process, however, makes only some of the hydrocarbons found in petroleum-based jet fuel, which contains aromatic compounds along with linear, branched, and cyclic paraffins—saturated hydrocarbons containing eight to 16 carbon atoms. This mixture creates a fuel with the lubricity, freezing point, and energy density, among other specified properties, that keep it from boiling, freezing, or absorbing water in the variety of conditions a plane experiences on land or in the air. Gasoline and diesel have physical properties unsuitable for airplanes: The shorter hydrocarbons in gasoline can make the fuel too volatile, whereas the longer hydrocarbons in diesel can increase the fuel’s freezing point.

Neste, in Finland, and AltAir Fuels, in California, the two firms capable of making jet biofuels at commercial scale, use animal fat, plant oil, and used cooking oil to produce primarily linear and branched paraffins. To convert fat and oil to hydrocarbons, the companies first deoxygenate and hydrogenate them to make long, linear hydrocarbons, which are then cracked and isomerized to shorter linear and branched C8 to C16 hydrocarbons. This so-called hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) process is also used to produce renewable diesel that is chemically indistinguishable from petroleum-derived diesel.

Because current aviation biofuels contain only linear and branched paraffins, they have to be blended with petroleum-derived fuels to create a jet fuel with the physical properties specified by ASTM. The renewable fuel at Oslo Airport contains 50% biofuel produced by Neste, and United uses renewable fuel containing 30% biofuel from AltAir Fuels.

Over the next three years, AltAir Fuels will deliver about 37% of its 150-million-liter yearly production capacity for renewable fuel to United; most of the rest of the company’s capacity will go toward producing renewable diesel. Neste, in Finland, produces 2 million L of renewable diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel each year.

In Minnesota, Gevo produces renewable jet fuel on a demonstration scale using isobutyl alcohol produced from fermenting cornstarch. The company provided fuel to Alaska Airlines for its test flights in June.

The first step in this process, called alcohol-to-jet, involves dehydrating isobutyl alcohol to form isobutylene, then oligomerizing isobutylene and hydrogenating the resulting compounds to yield mainly C12 and C16 branched hydrocarbons. According to guidelines set by ASTM, a renewable fuel can contain up to 30% of this fuel. Researchers at Washington State University are working on incorporating feedstocks other than cornstarch into this process, for example, sugars from wood waste fermented into alcohols.

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A different alcohol-to-jet pathway starting with ethanol rather than isobutyl alcohol could create fuel that does not need to be blended, says Richard Hallen, a staff scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. That’s because starting with a two-carbon alcohol rather than four-carbon isobutyl alcohol enables scientists to build a wider range of hydrocarbons instead of being restricted to a handful of longer ones, as is the case for current jet biofuels. To simplify the ASTM certification process for this production pathway, companies are first working to transform ethanol to branched saturated hydrocarbons using the same strategies used in the approved isobutyl alcohol route.

At a demonstration-scale jet biofuel plant in Georgia, LanzaTech collects a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen called syngas from industrial exhaust streams. Microbial fermentation of the syngas yields ethanol that is dehydrated to ethylene, then oligomerized and hydrogenated to form branched C10 to C16 paraffins.

ASTM is assessing this ethanol-to-jet pathway for official approval, a process that can take at least five years, Hallen says. Other companies are developing aviation biofuel that can be used without blending, as well as other fuels containing cyclic paraffins and aromatics that could be mixed with current jet biofuels to provide a fully renewable fuel. But the lengthy certification process slows the growth and commercialization of these processes.

In the next two years, three more commercial-scale jet biofuel plants are expected to open in the U.S., all supported by federal funds. Each plant will construct linear and branched hydrocarbons from syngas using a series of reactions called the Fischer-Tropsch process, although the factories will use different feedstocks. Red Rock Biofuels will gasify wood waste, Emerald Biofuels uses oil from nonfood crops, and Fulcrum BioEnergy will gasify municipal solid waste. Though these refineries are not open yet, airlines already anticipate the fuel: Cathay Pacific, an airline based in Hong Kong, has agreed to purchase 1.4 billion L of fuel produced by Fulcrum over 10 years. United has also invested $30 million into the company. Southwest Airlines and FedEx have agreed to purchase fuel produced by Red Rock.

Despite the demand and airline support for jet biofuel, producers struggle to make renewable fuel cost-competitive with petroleum-derived fuel. Fuel is already the second-largest operating expense for aviation, and renewable fuels can cost 40–75% more than petroleum-derived fuel, depending on the production process and current price of traditional jet fuel. Lacking blending mandates for renewable jet fuel, companies have fewer reasons to produce more costly jet biofuel when they could use the same feedstock or process to generate renewable ethanol or diesel, both of which are supported through 2016 by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renewable fuel mandates. “When trying to develop a new market, there needs to be some incentives to get people and companies committed to developing the technologies to commercial scale,” Hallen says.

To reduce production costs, some companies repurpose existing infrastructure, as AltAir Fuels did when it retrofitted an existing oil refinery near the Los Angeles airport. They also look for feedstocks available near a refinery, to save collection and transportation costs. And by only considering processes that provide at least 50% net greenhouse gas reductions, companies position their fuels to be eligible for future renewable fuel subsidies, Csonka says.

Current policy support for jet biofuels includes targets for renewable aviation fuel from the U.S. and the European Union, along with the U.S. military, though the biggest push for sustainability comes from the aviation industry itself. At the end of this month, the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations group that adopts standards and recommendations for international aviation, will meet to set the next level of emissions targets and global sustainability measures for the aviation industry, including clarifying the role of jet biofuels in meeting those targets. One country, Indonesia, has set a jet biofuel blending mandate by 2018.

More than 2,500 commercial flights have flown using renewable fuel already, and the number is growing. Research, demonstration, and commercial projects are ongoing worldwide. And, Csonka says, “over the next several years, more refineries, feedstocks, and production pathways will appear, showing that the area is moving toward broader commercialization.”

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ACS KIDS AND CHEMISTRY AT THE GREEK FESTIVAL, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS By Jeffrey Trent, Columbus Section Chair

The ACS Columbus Section Chair donated 36 volunteer hours over three days to the Greek Festival over the Labor Day Weekend, Friday, September 2nd through Sunday, September 4th – Great Chemistry Everywhere! Hope all of you had a wonderful Labor Day! The ACS Columbus Section, in a bid to recruit the youngest of scientists, provided an ACS Kids & Chemistry booth in downtown Columbus as part of the 44th annual Greek Festival. The ACS Columbus Section was invited to participate for the second year by Mark and Penny Slaiman, coordinators of the children’s activities for the Greek Festival. Mark is an ACS member and a colleague of ACS Chairman Jeff Trent. Both work at West-Ward Pharmaceuticals in Columbus, Ohio. The featured molecules were the ball and stick models:

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We wanted to show that glucose (blood sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar) are components of the ordinary white sugar (sucrose) found in the kitchen. See the six-membered ring and the five-membered ring? Even though glucose and fructose have the same formula, C6H12O6, we can still identify them by the ring structures: six = glucose and five= fructose. The other featured molecule was beta-carotene; the orange pigment in carrots:

This was shown as a very long ball and stick model. See the symmetry and the ring structures on the ends? Also note the alternating single and double bonds. Even our younger visitors could see the pattern of rings and single and double bonds and feel they knew something about organic chemistry. Naturally we made things bubble, smoke, and change colors to add a little excitement. Carbon dioxide as dry ice creates clouds in a fountain, in soap bubbles, and in a 500-mL graduated cylinder. The solution in the graduated cylinder changes colors as carbon dioxide goes into solution forming carbonic acid, CO2 + H2O -> H2CO3. For effect, a robot holds the graduated cylinder as a platform for this chemistry. Children collect overflowing bubbles in their hands, watching as the popping bubbles release water vapor clouds. Universal indicator shows the presence of carbonic acid. Windex, as our ammonia base, is added to water with universal indicator giving a nice, deep, purple color. Dry ice was added. Bubbles and smoke plus flashes of blue, green, yellow, and light orange appear as the carbonic acid is formed. We also shared alternate energy sources: wind power, solar power, hydroelectric power, mechanical power, and chemical power. Table top wind turbine generator, solar voltaic panel energizing toys, a water turbine model in the fountain, wind-up mechanical toys, and finally, chemical energy from a voltaic pile (D-cell batteries) is used to run a homemade flashlight. Science is Fun! Mark Slaiman and Jeff Trent presented demonstrations in the Kids& Chemistry Booth for three days with Greek Festival volunteers, Bilinda Allan, and three enthusiastic teenagers.

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The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 555 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215

ACS Columbus Section Chair – Ready to Share Great Chemistry Everywhere! – Including the Greek Festival (long after philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians like Plato, Socrates, Archimedes, Pythagoras and other Greek heroes).

ACS member Mark Slaiman prepares to present Kids & Chemistry demonstrations.

We had tremendous response from parents looking to keep children occupied at the rainbow fountain. Teens and adults appreciated our molecule collection as well as being cooled off by our dry ice “air conditioner” as we blew a stream of cold, condensed water vapor from a vacuum flask chilled by the -78°C (or -103°F) frozen carbon dioxide sublimation in water.

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ACS Kids & Chemistry at the Greek Festival - Thank You! Dear Jeff- On behalf of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, I want to thank you for the stewardship you shared with our church this past weekend. Your science demonstrations and enthusiasm ignited imagination, excitement and pure joy. From simple machines and technology to compound magic, the Columbus community kids experienced a new world of learning. Since the Greeks are known for their early scientific achievements this program is a great fit for us and our festival. More importantly, you took the fear of science away- and made science accessible. I did hear from some of the kids that they wished you were their science teacher and that now, they will consider their school science fairs more seriously. I know that your program may have opened new career opportunities- but I also believe that you may have helped them see science is everywhere. You helped them learn to ask why and that is a life skill we all need in this world. I would recommend your exhibit and demonstration to any organization that services the learning and care for children. Your personality and joy is contagious. I, only wish I had more time to spend in that booth. I cannot wait till next year when maybe my new set of godchildren and grandchild can come and experience science at the Greek Festival if you would consider returning Labor Day weekend 2017. Again- thank you so much. If we can be of assistance to you in any way, please let us know. Much continued success to you- Helen Rankin Sunday School Director Festival Children's Area Coordinator

COLUMBUS SECTION ACS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Year Month Date Day Location Comments

2016 October 14 Friday Noon: Deadline for reservations for October, 2016 Section meeting.

2016 October 19 Wednesday CAS Monthly Section Meeting; see details elsewhere in this issue of The Chemical Record.

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