The last time you scrubbed a streaky window or polished a porcelain appliance, you probably used a chemical called ammonia.

The construction industry overuses natural resources and energy, causing numerous environmental impacts (ENSHASSI; KOCHENDOERFER; RIZQ, 2014; MORA-BARRANTES et al., 2018; AKINTAYO et al., 2020). The ...

Exploring the fundamental chemistry behind calcium carbonate (CaCO3) scale formation in water-cooled industrial systems, highlighting the influence of geology, atmospheric CO2, and water chemistry on ...

Travertine and tufa, as described by Ford and Pedley (1996) and Pentecost (2005) secondary carbonate rocks formed by the deposition of karst waters in various environments such as springs, rivers, and ...

Exposure to a sunlight-activated catalyst broke down 99% of a forever chemical, leaving behind recyclable fluoride. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong. By Hiroko Tabuchi In January 2021, after a nitrogen leak at a ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss ...

The Salvage Association (SA) said last week that it has pinpointed phosphoric acid as another chemical cargo causing some anxiety to marine underwriters, following the controversy surrounding the ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) is a natural product found in many settings, including the minerals aragonite 1 ...

Thanks to Arlene Garrison and Gordon Fee for contributing to this "Historically Speaking" column. At 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, the American Chemical Society (ACS) will recognize the K-25 Gaseous ...