Chemistry

Alumina, also known as aluminum oxide, is an aluminum-oxygen chemical compound with the formula Al2O3. It is a crystalline powder that is white or nearly…

Antimony is a silvery-white metal that is found in the earth’s crust. It is a chemical element with the symbol ‘Sb’ and atomic number 51.…

Diethyl ether, or simply ether, is a colorless, translucent substance with a numbing odor. Less dense than water and slightly soluble in water, with a…

Organic cells are very strong absorbents of light, being able to harness larger amounts of sunlight than other solar cells. An organic solar cell (OSC)…

Vulcanized fibre is a natural blend of fibrous materials that are heat-treated to create a hard rubber. It is also known as, red fibre is…

Polyester is a synthetic fabric that’s usually derived from petroleum. It is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in every repeat…

Tert-butyl alcohol, also known as tert-butanol or t-butanol, is a camphor-like odorless white crystalline solid or colorless liquid (above 77 °F). With the formula (CH3)3COH,…

A plasticizer is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and more flexible, to increase its plasticity, to decrease its…

Hypobromous acid, with the chemical formula HOBr and the bromine atom in the +1-oxidation state, is a weak, unstable acid. It is used as a…

In order to prevent the degradation of polymers during processing or use, polymer stabilizers are employed in accordance with the degradation mechanism of the relevant…

Vulcanization refers to a range of processes for hardening rubbers. It is the process of treating crude or synthetic rubber or similar plastic material chemically…

A thermosetting polymer which is also known as a thermoset or thermosetting plastic is a polymer consisting of crosslinked structure or heavily branched molecules. A…