All Solvent articles
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NewsTool backed by Apple will help electronics manufacturers swap out unsafe chemicals
Manufacturers of chemical cleaners and degreasers for electronics will have registry of safer, more sustainable chemicals to use in their products
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ResearchAnswer found for why like-charged particles sometimes attract each other
It’s not just opposites that always attract as new research confirms an observation that has puzzled scientists for over 80 years
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ResearchKinky findings drive crystal growth paradigm shift claim
How molecules attach chemically at surfaces can be more important than how strongly solvents bind them in determining growth rate
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BusinessUS proposes complete ban on trichloroethylene
If implemented, most uses would be phased out within a year, with limited exemptions
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BusinessNew Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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ResearchWater works as medium for reactions that reduce carboxylic acids
Catalytic system works on a wide range of acid substrates and doesn’t require precious metals or air and moisture intolerant reagents
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ResearchIonic cooling offers way to end greenhouse gas use in refrigeration
A refrigeration cycle based on dissolving a salt could be a more environmentally-friendly method of cooling
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ArticleSix dead in fire and explosion at Indian chemical plant
Incident at Om Organic in Gujarat reportedly occurred during solvent distillation
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OpinionScents and sentimentality
Deprived of familiar lab odours, Derek Lowe indulges in some nasal nostalgia
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Business2021 Chemicals industry roundup
Supply chain problems, rising raw material and energy costs challenge an industry trying to recover from the pandemic
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ResearchElectrostatic origins of specific ion effects revealed
Ion–solvent Coulomb interactions explain ordering of Hofmeister series, new study claims
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ResearchCooking oils work as solvents for metal-catalysed reactions
Suzuki–Miyaura, Hiyama, Stille, Sonogashira and Heck cross-couplings shown to proceed with quantitative yields in certain vegetable oils, fish oil, butter and waxes
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OpinionTimmers’ towers and Straus’ flasks
The revolutionary system that made labs much less likely to go up in flames
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ResearchWatching solvent molecules move in real time
X-ray techniques and molecular dynamics simulations were combined to obtain a molecular movie of a light-driven charge-transfer process
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PodcastIonic liquids
Liquid salts, ionic melts, fused salts, or ionic glasses – call them what you like, these much-hyped solvents show great promise
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ResearchMachine-learning software competes with human experts to optimise organic reactions
Researchers say the tool is an inexpensive approach to yield optimisation for chemistry labs that can’t afford robots
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ResearchRetro-Diels–Alder study links solvent viscosity to reaction rate under microwave heating
New study helps to establish the parameters for microwave-specific rate enhancements observed in certain reactions
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ResearchBright blue radical lives on for months in chicken feed and urea solution
Deep eutectic solvents can tame methyl viologen radical used in self-dimming windows
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ResearchModel maps solvent effects on non-covalent interactions
Tool will help experimental chemists pick the best solvent for their reaction
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OpinionCleaning up chemical kitchens
In a busy plant, ensuring small changes don’t produce unforeseen toxic impurities is key