Researchers Create New-to-Nature Enzymes with a Stronger Approach
Long-standing problems in synthetic chemistry can be solved by engineering enzymes to carry out processes not found in nature, such as converting plant-based oils into…
Chemistry
Researchers Create a Faster, Cheaper Method for Continuous Amine Production
A quicker and less expensive method for generating hindered amines, a class of compounds used as building blocks in goods ranging from medicines and agrochemicals…
Easy and Versatile Synthesis of Lactone Molecules Made Possible by New Method
Dicarboxylic acids are readily available and inexpensive compounds. Scripps Research chemists have developed a process to convert these chemicals into lactones, which have the potential…
Potassium Bicarbonate – an inorganic compound
Potassium bicarbonate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KHCO3. It’s a solid white color. It is a potassium salt that is the monopotassium…
Potassium Hypochlorite
The potassium salt of hypochlorous acid is potassium hypochlorite (chemical formula KClO). It is used in varying concentrations and is frequently diluted in water solution.…
Examining Oxide Growth in Metals Made Additively in a sCO2 Environment
In a recently released collaborative study, Southwest Research Institute and Sandia National Laboratories investigate the variations in oxide film formation on wrought stainless steel and…
Building Blocks for Hybrid Nanomaterials: Controlled Production of Multimetallic Materials
Polymers are present in everything, from plastics to clothing to DNA. Long chains of the repeating units known as monomers are used to create polymers,…
Bringing the Obscure Proteome to Light
A proteome is the entire set of proteins that an organism expresses. The term can also refer to the collection of proteins produced at a…
Potassium Nitrite – Inorganic Compound
Potassium nitrite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KNO2. It appears as a yellowish white crystalline solid. It is an ionic salt of…
Methyl Orange – a pH Indicator
Methyl orange is a pH indicator that is frequently used in titration due to its clear and distinct color variation at different pH values. Methyl…
PET-like Plastic made from Waste Biomass
Plastic can be ‘synthetic’ or ‘biobased.’ The raw materials for synthetic plastics are crude oil, natural gas, or coal. Biobased plastics, on the other hand,…
Phenolphthalein – a Chemical Compound
Phenolphthalein is an organic compound that is used as a cathartic in medicine. It is a chemical compound with the formula C20H14O4 and is frequently…
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