Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a new method that makes the oxidation of alcohols easier to control and more sustainable. Alcohol oxidation is important both for ...

While biodiesel offers environmental advantages over conventional diesel fuel, it's far from a magic bullet; there are some ...

Gold may have a secret self-defense system that helps it resist tarnishing. Researchers discovered that atoms on gold surfaces reorganize themselves into patterns that block oxygen from reacting with ...

For chemist Raminta Šakickaitė, a doctoral student from Vilnius, an exchange year at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock will come to an end in August. There, she explored a catalytic ...

You shouldn't use old gasoline with your lawn mower or it can lead to some undesirable results. That said, you still need to recognize when its time to restock.

A new chemical process can transform three of the most common plastics into high-purity hydrogen without sorting them first. The technique operates at much lower temperatures than traditional ...

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat This article aims to investigate the biochemical basis of the strong craving observed among Goans ...

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Parsons is a leading PFAS solutions provider in North America.The company combines science-based strategies, in-house R&D, ...

The aim of this work was to study the influence of lipid oxidation on broiler breast meat (Pectoralis major m) color abnormalities. There were 27.0 % more lipid oxidation in PSE in relation to normal ...

Controlling how oxygen reacts is important for improving technologies such as batteries, fuel cells and environmentally ...