A strong acid catalyst and a small change to one reactant have transformed a 37-year-old 'curiosity' into a useful chemical reaction that has great potential in organic synthesis.

However, once researchers combine this plastic with a strong acid catalyst and heat it above 73 °C, the polymer breaks down into its monomer constituents (shown).

Modern fertilizer manufacturing uses the Haber-Bosch and Ostwald processes to fix aerial nitrogen as ammonia, then oxidize ...

Strong acids have long been known to catalyse reactions involving alkenes. When an alkene is mixed with a strong acid catalyst, a proton (H +) is transferred from the acid to the alkene's C=C bond.

Cellulose Acetate (CA) is an acetate ester of cellulose, obtained by acetylation of the cellulose hydroxyl groups with acetic anhydride in acetic acid and in the presence of a strong acid catalyst.

In aqueous solution, it is a strong acid (completely ionized). MSA’s acidity and solubility properties make it industrially valuable as a catalyst in organic reactions, particularly polymerization. In ...

Researchers produced methanol and acetic acid by reacting methane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst made from gold and the zeolite ZSM-5. Copper $ 4.8975 / lb 1.22% Brent Crude Oil $ 67.06 ...

It is highly water-soluble and a strong acid with a pK a of –2.8. It has been known since at least the 1880s; its synthesis, which goes back to 1916, is via the reaction of benzene with hot ...