Chemistry

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the most widely used food additives in commercial foods. It is also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium…

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in a physical review letter that the lightest isotope of uranium ever produced. Uranium-214 made by bombarding…

Batteries are ubiquitous in modern life, powering everything from laptop computers, phones, and robotic vacuum cleaners to hearing aids, pacemakers, and even electric cars. However,…

Geosynthetics are synthetic products used to stabilize terrain. It is defined as a planar product manufactured from a polymeric material that is used with soil,…

Styrofoam is a trademark name for a chemical compound called polystyrene. It is a kind of expanded polystyrene used especially for making food containers. It…

Calcium oxide (CaO), also known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a solid with a high affinity for water, which means it can react with…

Polystyrene (PS) is a versatile plastic used to make a wide variety of consumer products. It is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the…

Calcium alginate is the insoluble form of alginate with a high swelling capacity. It is a water-insoluble, gelatinous, cream-colored substance that can be created through…

Sodium peroxide (Na2O2) is a whitish solid (yellow when hot) that dissolves in ice water and decomposes in warm water or alcohol; r.d. 2.80; decomposes at…

Calcium acetate is a chemical compound that is a calcium salt of acetic acid. It consists of four carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, one calcium…

Sodium oxide is a white solid that is formed when sodium is burned in the absence of oxygen or when sodium peroxide or sodium hydroxide…

Calcium carbide is a usually dark gray crystalline compound, used especially for the generation of acetylene and for making calcium cyanamide. It is also known…