A chemist’s guide to disinfectants - Chemical & Engineering News
WEBMay 1, 2020 · Hydrogen. peroxide. NaClO. Bleach. (sodium hypochlorite) How they work. By denaturing a virus’s proteins, disrupting its lipid envelope, and oxidizing sulfur bonds in proteins, enzymes, and ...
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What did we learn from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
WEBSep 13, 2020 · Sept. 19 marks 10 years since retired US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the national incident commander in charge of the Deepwater Horizon response, announced that the spill was over. Although ...
What’s in sunscreen, and how does it protect your skin from the …
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The active ingredients in sunscreens protect our skin by either absorbing or reflecting UV light. Currently, 16 sun-filtering ingredients are approved by the FDA. But sunscreen makers in the US ...
Climate change is destroying our coral reefs. Here’s how scientists ...
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · In partnership with universities and industry, Australian government scientists are exploring myriad strategies to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. This reef alone constitutes 10% of the world’s ...
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C&EN’s top 50 US chemical producers for 2022
WEBMay 9, 2022 · The top 50 companies combined for $333.6 billion in chemical sales, a 34.9% increase over what the same companies posted in 2020. And the sales figure exactly matches the record for C&EN's ranking ...
As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term …
WEBMar 30, 2020 · Scientists are studying glass samples to understand long-term corrosion of vitrified nuclear waste. These micrographs show the results of accelerated aging tests on two types of aluminosilicate ...
C&EN’s Global Top 50 chemical firms for 2022
WEBJul 24, 2023 · Hengyi Petrochemical2021 chemical sales: $8.9 billion. This is the first year in the Global Top 50 for Hengyi Petrochemical, a Chinese firm that primarily makes polyester and nylon 6. Hengyi ...
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