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Since the first report of the synthesis of dendrimers twenty years ago [1], there has been a remarkable increase in interest in these fascinating materials. For example, the number of publications relating to dendrimers was about 15 in 1990, but this number increased to 150 in 1995, and 420 in 1997. Until very recently emphasis in this field was placed on the synthesis of new families of dendrimers having novel architectures, but more recently there has been interest in finding technological applications for these materials [2-5]. The pursuit of applications has been greatly accelerated by the recent commercial availability of dendrimers through Dendritech, Inc. (Midland, MI), Dutch State Mines (DSM, The Netherlands), and the Aldrich Chemical Co. (Milwaukee, WI). 

Current address Dutch State Mines Research BV, RQ Box 18, 6160 MD Geleen, Netherlands... 

In 1966 Stamicarbon of the Netherlands introduced the CO2 stripping process with a 220-tpd unit built for its parent company Dutch State Mines (DSM). In 196j8 a 1,000-tpd plant was designed and built for DSM. 

In pre-war Netherlands, industry in general was not very much developed, and in particular the chemical industry was in an infant stage, as compared to the present situation. The main process industries were Shell (at the time called "Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij" oil refining), Unilever (oils and fats), DSM (formerly called "Dutch State Mines" coke, gas and coal chemicals, fertilizers) and AKU (semi-synthetic fibers). These companies, together with a string of minor chemical firms, recruited for their needs chemists trained at one of the 6 general universities in the country and chemical... 

Hale, A.R., Goossens, L.HJ. and Timmerhuis, V.C.M. (1992) Staatstoezicht op de mijnen -een verkenning van rol en toekomst (State Supervision of Mines — an assessment of their role and future). Report to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Safety Science Group. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. 

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