A chemist’s guide to disinfectants - Chemical & Engineering News
WEBMay 1, 2020 · Hydrogen. peroxide. NaClO. Bleach. (sodium hypochlorite) How they work. By denaturing a virus’s proteins, disrupting its lipid envelope, and oxidizing sulfur bonds in proteins, enzymes, and ...
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What’s in sunscreen, and how does it protect your skin from the …
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The active ingredients in sunscreens protect our skin by either absorbing or reflecting UV light. Currently, 16 sun-filtering ingredients are approved by the FDA. But sunscreen makers in the US ...
What did we learn from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
WEBSep 13, 2020 · Sept. 19 marks 10 years since retired US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the national incident commander in charge of the Deepwater Horizon response, announced that the spill was over. Although ...
Artemisinin raises hopes and fears amid COVID-19
WEBMay 27, 2020 · Related: Artemisinin raises hopes and fears amid COVID-19. But health officials are deeply concerned about the promotion and use of these herbal remedies for three principal reasons. First, no ...
C&EN’s top 50 US chemical producers for 2022
WEBMay 9, 2022 · The top 50 companies combined for $333.6 billion in chemical sales, a 34.9% increase over what the same companies posted in 2020. And the sales figure exactly matches the record for C&EN's ranking ...
NDMA, a contaminant found in multiple drugs, has industry …
WEBApr 20, 2020 · And most recently, the FDA suggested that manufacturers of ranitidine recall all lots and types of these medications. NDMA has also been found in metformin, a diabetes drug taken by over 15.8 ...
The biodegradable polymer PBAT is hitting the big time
WEBSep 19, 2021 · The PBAT gold rush is biggest in China. The Chinese chemical distributor OKCHEM projects that Chinese PBAT production will rise to about 400,000 t in 2022 from 150,000 t in 2020. The largest ...
C&EN’s Global Top 50 chemical firms for 2022
WEBJul 24, 2022 · Hengyi Petrochemical2021 chemical sales: $8.9 billion. This is the first year in the Global Top 50 for Hengyi Petrochemical, a Chinese firm that primarily makes polyester and nylon 6. Hengyi ...
Do we know enough about the safety of quat disinfectants?
WEBAug 2, 2020 · The key to minimizing these negative effects, Hostetler says, is to use quat disinfectants as directed. The compounds pose their biggest risks when they get on the skin, he points out, but only ...
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