Mark Jones

Industrial chemist with experience in catalysis, Li-ion batteries and biofuels/biofeedstocks.

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Bubbles and plastic trash. That is the topic of my monthly @DesignWorld column. I am awed by the inventiveness of using bubbles to collect plastic from rivers. https://t.co/yIQ7orc9L3

[Faye Flam @fayeflam]

1/6 For this @opinion column, I wanted to know how we ended up with so many "forever" chemicals(PFAS) polluting drinking water. I learned that scientists used to think these "inert" chemicals were inherently safe.... https://t.co/sDibIiiHRy

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

@JakeYeston Here is the open letter. Sobering and deserving of some explanation from ACS leadership. https://t.co/HFyt3aIaU5

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

@JakeYeston @AmerChemSociety Your tweet is the first to offer news. Truly sad. I would put C&EN as a valued service ACS offers to members. It will certainly be interesting how this is spun.

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

I offer advice on why advice is bad in this week’s @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters. Universal truths are rare. Those that exist are pretty trivial. Read about it here: https://t.co/mGHRDz9IBn

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

I’ve updated my study of the harm caused by deicing in this week’s @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters. Even more studies warn of the environmental destruction caused by road salt. https://t.co/GQ5Sq1Y11v

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Thanks to the Kalamazoo ACS for selecting me to keynote their event on November 29. Those in attendance made the PFAS or Not game a rollicking success. The slides for “Avoid Foam” and Other Consequences of Living in a World with PFAS can be found here: https://t.co/eQVonEfNdK

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Woodpeckers attack my house's cedar siding every fall. My solution requires chemistry. I am thankful for chemistry and the industrial chemists that make it possible. Read about it in today's @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters Newsletter. https://t.co/RqJnJtdnt2

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

I never liked meetings, though I attended many over the course of my career. "Meetings: None of us is as dumb as all of us" may actually be true. Read my analysis in @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters Newsletter. https://t.co/F0X8SE95bP

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

I discovered a new sport and did a bit of digging into the chemistry and geology behind it. Read about it on @RandDWorld https://t.co/Gy4j7ywjhL

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

@CommandoNChief @CO2Coalition I don’t travel I76 often, but background looks like old Westinghouse facility near New Stanton, PA, south of the east bound lanes. Does that make sense based on where you were driving? I want to get a picture for an article I am writing.

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Lack of direct economic return, in part, caused me to cut short my efforts with urine diversion. Several cried foul. Read about it in @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters Newsletter. https://t.co/joPygCT81d

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Read my piece on dangers in the woods in @RandDWorld. They are changing and new technologies are emerging to deal with new hazards. Chemistry provides current solutions. Biological solutions are rapidly being deployed. https://t.co/AzKUhxRZR6

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

My trial with urine diversion, a fancy name for using pee as fertilizer, is over. Converting linear fertilizer use to a more circular economy sounded good. I quickly found it wasn’t for me. Read about it in today’s @AmerChemSociety #ACSIndustryMatters https://t.co/P8e2kJuyhU

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

I really hate ticks. Encountering ticks while hunting morel mushrooms led me to examine the risks of chemical deterrents and my willingness to use them in today's @AmerChemSociety Industry Matters Newsletter. #ACSIndustryMatters. https://t.co/0OgD15jBSf

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

@CO2Coalition Is this billboard still on the turnpike?

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Windshield wipers prompted a bit of despair on Earth Day. Refills were common, but today are extinct. See my analysis in today's @AmerChemSociety Industry Matters Newsletter. #ACSIndustryMatters. https://t.co/M6xntEfXnx

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Eliminating something that is forever is a challenge at several levels. Read about my efforts to understand PFAS in today’s @AmerChemSociety Industry Matters Newsletter. #ACSIndustryMatters. https://t.co/7TFcGeBt3h

[Mark Jones @mjphd]

Maple syrup production reminded me of challenges in plastics recycling in today's @AmerChemSociety Industry Matters Newsletter. #ACSIndustryMatters. https://t.co/7Bk9mZ9yRY