Chemicals and Raw Materials Reference Materials

Description: Mesoporous silica sorbents, particularly SOLESPHERE grades, are effective materials for direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide from ambient air. University of Cincinnati testing shows that ...

Description: Porous spherical silica can enhance oil-free skincare formulations by improving sensory properties without relying on oils. Water-soluble humectants like glycerin and propylene glycol provide ...

Description: When most people think of a large spill, they envision several hundreds or thousands of gallons. But, when it comes to mercury, a spill of as little as 2 tablespoons is considered big. Cleaning up ...

Description: When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) created regulations governing the use, storage and handling of flammable liquids, they incorporated the National Fire Protection ...

Description: The future of e-mobility depends not only on batteries and semiconductors but also on the polymers that make high-voltage operation possible. ...

Description: Water-in-oil (W/O) sunscreens have always been an industry challenge because achieving the required SPF with minerals created a greasy, unappealing product. AGC and its partner ACT Solutions have ...

Description: Carrier solvents play a vital role in drug delivery, ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical needles and syringes. ...

Description: Here we explore the role of microspherical silica as excipients in pharmaceuticals, foods and nutritional supplements-helping to refine formulations for enhanced performance and product stability. ...

Description: Key Benefits of Using Fluon+ Compounds in Chemical Processing ...

Description: Among the ongoing efforts to curb climate change, researchers are actively pursuing the further development of water electrolysis technologies for the production of cleaner hydrogen. ...

Description: Question: Is there any OSHA or NFPA guidance on where flammable storage cabinets can be located? I have seen one in a corridor near an exit door, which doesn't seem right. Answer: This is a great ...

Description: A new algorithm can help you answer two critical spill preparedness questions: "What are the risks in my facility?" and "How exactly can I reduce spill risks?" Almost every facility will experience ...

Description: Mechanism and Chemistry: How do enhanced silanes work? ...

Description: Mechanism and Chemistry: How do activated silanes work? ...

Description: Applying a Silane Coupling Agent ...

Description: Most of the widely used organosilanes have one organic substituent and three hydrolyzable substituents. In the vast majority of surface treatment applications, the alkoxy groups of the ...

Description: The surface of microparticles can be altered by silane surface treatments. The silane reacts onto the surface of the particle, leaving a desired organic functionality that can dramatically enhance ...

Description: Selection Chart: Silane Coupling Agents ...

Description: The synthesis of organic molecules frequently involves the manipulation of several functional groups, thus resulting in the conversion of one functional group in the presence of one or more other ...

Description: Silane coupling agents can form a durable bond between organic and inorganic materials ...

Description: Substrates vary widely, containing different concentrations and types of hydroxyl groups on the surface. An increased number of accessible hydroxyl groups on the surface is likely to lead to a better ...

Description: Hydrophobic Selection Guide ...

Description: The incorporation of polar functionality into hydrocarbon-substituted silanes can have dramatic effects on the dispersion of particles. Depending on the media, the appropriate mixed polarity surface ...

Description: 'Hydrophobic' and 'hydrophilic' are frequently used descriptors of surfaces. A surface is hydrophobic if it tends not to adsorb water or be wetted by water. A surface is hydrophilic if it adsorbs ...

Description: Multilayer printed circuit boards use dipodal silanes to maintain the integrity of the bond between metal and resins by reducing interfacial water adsorption. ...

Description: Automotive side windows are treated with fluoroalkylsilanes to provide self-cleaning properties. Water beads remove soil as they are blown over the glass substrate during acceleration. ...

Description: There has never been a non-fluorinated sizing additive that could protect paper products like fast-food containers from both water and food oils. That has changed with AGC's development of a new ...

Description: Precision Cleaning With Fluorosolvents ...

Description: AGC fluorochemicals help critical components of oil rigs and wells withstand the harshest environments ...

Description: Sunscreen is no longer just something you grab for a day at the beach. Consumers want products that are safe and effective for everyday use, can be worn under makeup or can be blended with other ...

Description: Producing fluorinated molecules for large-scale production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is a highly specialized field. Incorporating fluorine into APIs can change key characteristics of ...

Description: How Do Ion Exchange Membranes Work? ...

Description: 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is the process of creating solid three-dimensional objects, layer by layer, with the use of computer design modeling. It is commonly used to make ...

Description: Membrane-based electrolysis and electrodialysis use an electrical field to separate charged and non-charged molecules. Cation exchange membranes are used to produce or recover chemicals by ...

Description: Cosmetic and skincare formulations use a precise balance of ingredients to achieve the desired structure and performance of the final product. Formulators must understand the chemistry of each ...

Description: What are foam blowing agents? How do they work? How do they differ? What is meant by Zero-GWP? What is Ecomate blowing agent technology? ...

Description: Maximum usage temperatures for KYNAR® resin with selected chemicals. ...

Description: Polyurethanes are instrumental in helping achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing the carbon footprint of infrastructure and transportation while promoting ...

Description: The petrochemical industry is used to adapting to changing markets and conditions, but with the current challenges of oil supply volatility and the COVID-19 epidemic, plants and operations are finding ...

Description: What are Fluorinated Cleaning Solvents? ...

Description: In May 2019, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration which raised concerns about chemicals, like oxybenzone, avobenzone and ...

Description: Confused and bewildered about federal secondary containment regulations? Trust us, we know how mind-numbing this stuff can be. So we broke it down for you into the five main things to consider under ...

Description: In the past few years, a new family of PAO products has been developed to meet the rising demand for high viscosity synthetic base stocks. Based on metallocene catalyst technology, this new ...

Description: How new environmental laws in the nation's most populous state will impact the bottom line of most companies, large or small. ...

Description: Large sophisticated companies can use a wide range of highly flammable foam-blowing agents, but the costs of appropriate safety measures are too much for SMEs. ...

Description: Resichem Commits To Exclusive Use Of Environmentally Safe Polyurethane Foam Blowing Agent Ahead Of New Regulation SUMMARY: Resichem, the leading South African provider of polyurethane foam systems, is ...

Description: Spray foam systems have always had one major problem, a limited shelf life. This is usually the result of chemicals in the polyol blend that can decompose and/or react with other ingredients in the ...

Description: ExxonMobil and Albemarle launched the first commercial Bulk Metal Catalyst in 2001. The commercialisation of Nebula® (Catalyst A) represented a whole new class of hydroprocessing catalysis ...

Description: ExxonMobil's highly isomerization-selective MIDW™ distillate dewaxing catalyst helps refiners, such as Silver Eagle Refining, increase profitability and lower operating costs by reducing LPG ...

Description: This article is part 1 of a 2-part series. This first article provides an overview of the drivers creating the shift in the Crude-to-Chemicals market. ...

Description: By relying on MSDW™ technology-based catalytic isomerization, a refiner retains high-quality base stock production with extended run length. ...

Description: At first glance, viscosity seems like a fairly simple concept. It helps describe how thick a product is, or how well it flows. That's all, right? In reality, there are several different terms that ...

Description: One of the most critical elements, and challenges, for the food and beverage industry is creating and maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary environment for producing consumable products. According ...

Description: Across the globe, a number of varied technologies are used to produce high resiliency (HR) foam. Dow has recently developed a new polymer polyol with intrinsic flammability performance for HR and ...

Description: An advanced degree in chemistry might not be required to understand the Environmental Protection Agency's latest push to protect the ozone layer and combat global warming, but it certainly helps. The ...

Description: Reagents may have many different effects. Some are absorbed, some dissolve the nylon and some cause decomposition or embrittlement in varying degrees, depending, in some cases, on other factors such ...

Description: Wind turbines require a compact and high power transformer solution in order to provide the maximum output with the smallest weight. In the past most wind turbines which had on board transformers ...

Description: MIDEL 7131 has been used over the years in many marine projects, from offshore oil rigs to military vessels and cruise liners. One such example of the use of Midel is onboard the Holland America Line ...

Description: DML had a 30 year old free breathing mineral oil distribution transformer located indoors within the dockyard. It had become extremely wet, with core insulation readings by Megger test of <20MO. Oil ...

Description: SEWA had a number of distribution transformers which had been identified as high risk because they were mineral oil filled, located in public places and run at high temperatures. The mineral oil ...

Description: Vattenfall are a very large utility company that operate mainly across the Nordic countries, Germany and the Netherlands. Part of their operation is providing the electrical distribution network for ...

Description: The Situation: Hydrocarbons in water intake used for municipal drinking water and desalination systems are commonly limited to 1 part per million. Occasionally, drinking water from rivers or lakes ...

Description: "Performance Testing of Micro Media and Conventional Filters operating on Heavy Oil Produced Water in the San Joaquin Valley (California)", an application note, was presented by Michael Dejak and ...

Description: Analysis of Anthocyanins in Common Foods Using an Agilent Poroshell 120 SB-C18 ...

Description: The propylene glycol family of chemical compounds consists of monopropylene glycol (PG), dipropylene glycol (DPG), and tripropylene glycol (TPG). The proper IUPAC chemical name for PG is ...

Description: Propylene glycol is listed as "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) for use as a direct food additive by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (21CFR184.1666). Propylene glycol has the general ...

Description: This Sample Preparation guide is intended to provide specific and highly detailed information about certain elements in regards to sample preparation. In contrast, my previous guides, Trace Analysis: ...

Description: Chemical spill or a bloodborne pathogen spill can be hazardous not only to personnel coming into immediate contact with the spill, but to the environment, as well. This makes the cleanup and ...

Description: Polymeric materials are widely used in the construction of medical devices and drug handling systems which come into contact with liquid and powder pharmaceutical products before the dose is delivered ...

Description: Carbon is an element which appears in a variety of different forms, which either occur in natur or are created man-made. The most common ones are graphite and diamond, which both can be of natural or ...

Description: Carbon is an element which appears in a variety of different forms, which either occur in natur or are created man-made. The most common ones are graphite and diamond, which both can be of natural or ...

Description: To understand the impact on polymer processing additive (PPA) performance, the effects of interactions from hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and antiblock and the combined effects of extrusion ...

Description: It is unfortunate, although not without merit, that 95% of our products have been deemed hazardous by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This leaves the chemical industry paying significant ...

Description: Chemical stability is only one of many factors involved in defining expiration date and shelf life. This article provides you, the consumer, with the best definitions for shelf life and expiration ...

Description: Preparing a 3M KCl filling solution for electrochemistry. ...

Description: For some time now, bacterial drug resistance has been considered a consequence of errors (called mutations) that accumulate spontaneously during replication of the bacterial genome. In many cases ...

Description: Chitin, the Earth's second-most abundant biological material, is a major component in the flurry of skeletal debris discarded daily by crustacean creatures in the world's oceans. If left undisturbed, ...

Description: No food service company large or small is immune from the dangers of a product recall. Just ask Al Feucht, owner of Brandon Meats and Sausage, Inc., a meat processor with 25 employees located in ...

Description: Teflon® permeation tubes are a proven method for making trace concentration gas mixtures when used in their equilibrium state. Permeation rates are established by a gravimetric weight loss method ...

Description: "Foamy oil" phenomenon is associated with primary cold production, a non-thermal recovery process, from heavy-oil reservoirs producing under solution-gas drive mechanism. The "foamy oil" hypothesis ...

Description: Characterizing a fluid's rheology rapidly while using only a small amount of fluid (<2mL) is highly advantageous in many applications. Unfortunately, this has not historically been possible in most ...

Description: Since prehistory man has been aware of the importance of particle size in producing resources and wares with desired properties. Archeological evidence indicates that paints used for cave wall ...

Description: This technical article describes the effect of heat aging on the overall expansion ratio of expandable, which directly influences the fire retardation capacity of the intumescent material. ...

Description: The purpose of this article is to describe the effects of boiling alkali solution (sodium hydroxide) on the expansion characteristics of 3393 expandable flake graphite. Any change in the expansion ...