A team of scientists has discovered that the crystal structure of naturally occurring iron minerals plays a crucial role in breaking down harmful chemical additives released from plastics. The ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Classic esterification experiments often engage students through their characteristic ...

Abstract: Increasing environmental concerns and depleting petroleum reserves are driving explorations for renewable and biodegradable insulating fluids for transformer applications. Conventional ...

In chemistry classes, aspirin is often used to demonstrate ester hydrolysis. Under basic conditions, it breaks apart into salicylic acid and acetate a reaction that illustrates key principles of ...

The question of how the protein backbone was selected during early chemical evolution remains one of the most fascinating and puzzling mysteries in origins-of-life research. In this paper, we ...

In the current issue of Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, the primary aim of Blauw et al 1 was to assess the causal effects of variation in circulating CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer ...

Abstract: These days the use of ester-based transformer fluids as an alternative to mineral oil is on the increase. The environmental and fire benefits of these fluids are being realised by more and ...