Chemistry

Polyurethane foams are materials with a low weight-to-strength ratio, desirable insulating properties, and a strong tendency for energy absorption. Polyurethane Foam is a polymer composed…

Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring organic compound with the formula CH2O (H−CHO). It is a colorless, strong-smelling gas used in making building materials and many…

Pentaerythritol is an organic compound with the formula C(CH2OH)4. It is an odorless white solid. Classified as a polyol, it is a white solid. Pentaerythritol…

Formic Acid is a reagent comprised of the organic chemical formic acid that cleaves proteins into peptides at the C- or N-terminal side of an…

Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) is a chemical compound consisting of one atom of uranium combined with six atoms of fluorine. It is colloquially known as “hex”…

Tellurium hexafluoride is a colorless gas with a repulsive odor. It is the inorganic compound of tellurium and fluorine with the chemical formula TeF6. It…

Selenium hexafluoride is a colorless gas used as a electrical insulator. It is the inorganic compound with the formula SeF6. It is very toxic colourless…

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a contrast agent composed of an inorganic fluorinated inert gas comprised of six fluoride atoms bound to one sulfur atom. It…

Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into the water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. These can…

Biorefining is the process of “building” multiple products from biomass as a feedstock or raw material much like a petroleum refinery that is currently in…

Ethane is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C2H6. It is a colorless, odorless, gaseous hydrocarbon (compound of hydrogen and carbon), belonging to…

Dinitrogen pentaoxide is nitrogen oxide. It is the chemical compound with the formula N2O5, also known as nitrogen pentoxide or nitric anhydride. It is one…