A detailed understanding of the sources, transformations and fates of organic species in the environment is crucial because of the central roles that they play in human health, biogeochemical cycles ...

Air, pressure, heat, corrosive agents, and other factors encountered by a lubricant during use can cause chemical changes in the oil. Changes in the oil chemistry can have a negative impact on the ...

Zinc traditionally has a valence of two, meaning two electrons take part in the element's chemical reaction. A new article shows that the chemistry of zinc can be fundamentally changed, making it ...

Understanding actinide chemistry is critical for developing approaches for nuclear waste treatment as well as for illuminating the role of f orbitals in bonding and reactivity. A pair of studies ...

High levels of hydroxyl radicals (OH) can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. People typically spend 90 percent of their lives inside, at home, at work, or in ...

A new surface chemistry technique has allowed researchers to determine the long-sought mechanisms of one of the most studied reactions in heterogeneous catalysis: the oxidation of carbon monoxide on a ...

Associate Professor Muhammet Uyanik (L), Professor Kazuaki Ishihara (R), and graduate student Ryutaro Kondo have improved their iodine-based catalyst system to work efficiently at lower temperatures, ...