A Sustainable Way to Extract Vanillin from Pulp-Derived Technical Lignin Vanillin is an organic compound that is commonly used as a flavoring agent. It is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder with a sweet,…
Slush Hydrogen – a combination of liquid and solid hydrogen Slush hydrogen is a type of hydrogen that is cooled down to very low temperatures, typically below its boiling point of -252.8°C (-423°F), which causes…
For a Hydrogen Sulfide Sensor that can Withstand Humidity, a Hydrophobic Molecular Sieve was Created A hydrophobic molecular sieve is a type of material that has the ability to selectively adsorb and separate molecules based on their size and polarity,…
Gasoline Gallon Equivalent Gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) is a unit of measurement used to compare the energy content of alternative fuels to that of gasoline. The amount of…
Cryo-adsorption – a process of adsorbing gases Cryo-adsorption refers to the process of adsorbing gases or other substances onto a solid surface at very low temperatures, typically below -150°C. The technique is…
Light is Used by Researchers to Transform Plentiful Lignin into Continuously Recyclable Plastic Maybe the most prevalent element of biomass that most people have never heard of is lignin. That may be about to change. Its biochemical cousin…
Sodium Triethylborohydride – an Organoboron Compound Sodium triethylborohydride is a reducing agent that is commonly used in organic chemistry for the reduction of various functional groups such as ketones, aldehydes, and…
Sodium Trifluoromethanesulfinate The sodium salt of triflic acid is sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate (CF3SO2Na). It is an organic compound, also known as Langlois’ reagent. This compound is a white…
Solid Hydrogen Solid hydrogen is the solid phase of hydrogen, which is a chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. It is the solid…
Compressed Hydrogen Compressed hydrogen is a form of hydrogen storage that involves compressing hydrogen gas to high pressures for storage and transportation. The pressure required for compressed…
Liquid Hydrogen Liquid hydrogen (H2(l)) is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is the liquefied form of the element hydrogen. Hydrogen is found naturally in…
Sodium Trimetaphosphate Sodium trimetaphosphate (also known as STMP) is a sodium metaphosphate with the formula Na3P3O9. It has the formula Na3P3O9, but it is also known as…