Chemistry

A New Understanding of Catalysis at the Atomic Level may Lead to Significant Energy Savings

A New Understanding of Catalysis at the Atomic Level may Lead to Significant Energy Savings

Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a model of how catalytic reactions operate at the atomic level, a development they regard to…
Bismuth Telluride

Bismuth Telluride

Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) is a gray powder that is a bismuth and tellurium compound. It is a compound of bismuth and tellurium, with a layered…
Neutrons Aid in the Exploration of Biomolecules for Improved Vaccines Against Bacteria With Treatment Resistance

Neutrons Aid in the Exploration of Biomolecules for Improved Vaccines Against Bacteria With Treatment Resistance

Biomolecules are molecules that are essential for life and are found in all living organisms. They are the building blocks of cells and are involved…
By Modifying the Kolbe Connection, One can Convert Waste into Expensive Materials

By Modifying the Kolbe Connection, One can Convert Waste into Expensive Materials

Researchers from Scripps Research and Abbvie Process Research and Development discovered that by making a few little adjustments to the Kolbe coupling process, it is…
Thermoelectric Materials

Thermoelectric Materials

Thermoelectric materials show the thermoelectric effect in a strong or convenient form. It can convert temperature differences to electrical voltage and vice versa. The thermoelectric…
Barocaloric Materials

Barocaloric Materials

Barocaloric materials exhibit strong, reversible thermic responses to pressure changes. Many involve heat-releasing solid-to-solid phase changes from disordered to ordered and rigid under increased pressure.…
Researchers Redesign a Group of Polymers Produced by Living Microbes in Nature

Researchers Redesign a Group of Polymers Produced by Living Microbes in Nature

Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating subunits called monomers. These monomers are chemically bonded together through covalent bonds to form long chains or…
How to Effectively Remove Glyphosate and Other Toxins from Groundwater

How to Effectively Remove Glyphosate and Other Toxins from Groundwater

Drinking water contamination is a serious threat to human health. With the technologies now in use, many pollutants, including pesticides, herbicides, hormones, medications, and other…
Reviewing and Assessing Current Ionic Liquid Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Studies

Reviewing and Assessing Current Ionic Liquid Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Studies

Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to the added-value carbon-based chemicals could be used to address the rising CO2 emission, which is the main cause of many…
Iron Wheel-Driven Hydroxyl Radical Generation in Soil is Influenced by Humic Compounds

Iron Wheel-Driven Hydroxyl Radical Generation in Soil is Influenced by Humic Compounds

The most reactive oxidant, the hydroxyl radical (•OH), is crucial to the biogeochemical cycle of elements and the attenuation of environmental pollutants. In recent years,…
The Use of Quantum Computer in Chemistry

The Use of Quantum Computer in Chemistry

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize many fields, with chemistry being one of the most promising. Quantum computers can simulate and analyze complex chemical…
Tin(IV) Oxide – an inorganic compound

Tin(IV) Oxide – an inorganic compound

Tin(IV) oxide, or stannic oxide, is an inorganic compound with the formula SnO2. Cassiterite is the mineral form of SnO2, and it is the primary…
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