Its Chemist Charles Macintosh’s 250th Birthday, Google Celebrates With Doodle
CALIFORNIA, US: Goggle celebrates chemist Charles Macintosh’s 250th birthday today by bestowing a doodle in his respect. He is the one who invented waterproof material. The doodle demonstrates a delineation of Charles Macintosh remaining in a raincoat and rain beads bobbing off him. The world recalls him for his most prevalent development ‘Macintosh Raincoat’. Mr Macintosh’s childhood in Glasgow dedicated lot of his time to chemistry. Read More
Potassium Hydroxide or caustic potash is an extremely versatile cleaning agent. It is highly basic, forming strongly alkaline solutions in water and other polar solvents.These solutions are capable of deprotonating many acids, even weak ones. In analytical chemistry, titrations using solutions of Potassium hydroxide are used to assay acids. Potassium Hydroxide is hygroscopic, so be sure to keep it in a sealed container in a cool dry place. Read More
High-performance additives to improve polymeric materials
In an interaction, Hermann Althoff, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, Asia Pacific, BASF with Chemical Today magazine discussed his views about the new generation of light stabilisers. The performance of the plastic additives business is tied to those of the plastics industry as a whole. In many instances, it takes high-performance additives to pave the way for polymeric materials to become what they are today. Read More
Greener benzaldehyde for sustainable future
In an interview, Dr Anjali Patel, a professor at the Department of Chemistry’s Polyoxometalates and Catalysis Laboratory, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Baroda, India with Chemical Today magazine opens up about her path-breaking research on manufacturing environment friendly benzaldehyde with promising ways of enhancing magnitude of industrial applications. She has bagged two Indian patents. Read More
Chemical companies are working hard to satisfy the growing demand for ingredients that go into personal care products for the skin, hair, oral care and other applications. As a large, rapidly expanding and increasingly diverse market, product ingredients represent special challenges for chemical companies. Today’s consumers want more, they want quality and they want it now. But opportunities are evident as well, driven by a growing middle class. 
Chemical manufacturers around the world have devoted considerable effort to adopting the globally harmonised system (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals. A new label stock, made from its proprietary Teslin substrate, that is engineered to make that job a little easier – PPG Teslin label stock, was introduced by PPG, a global manufacturer of coatings, paints and speciality materials. Manufactured exclusively at PPG’s plant in Barberton. 
In an interaction, Ankur Gupta, a PhD Candidate (2012-2017) in chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA with Chemical Today magazine explains the use of nanoemulsions in pharmaceuticals, food industry and how the unique properties of nanoemulsions can make smart foods. I am currently working on the formation and applications of nanoemulsions. We have recently published series of articles. 
In an interview, Dr V Ravichandran, Director, Business Development, Sartime Horological Pvt Ltd with Shivani Mody, Editor, WOC TV, talks about water recycling. We are in the business of recycling water from the plating as well as the painting industry. There is always water shortage in every industry. Instead of taking water from outside, the waste water generated is treated properly. Then we use the reverse osmosis process to reclaim almost 95 percent. 
Application Reader Technology (ART) device quantifies paint feel, helps manufacturers understand consumer preferences for architectural paints. While paint colour is an important consideration for paint chemists and design professionals, paint application “feel” is key for those doing the painting. Paint producers understand that the ease or difficulty of rolling out the paint can form a lasting impression on consumers and strongly influence their perceptions. 
Limonene is a phytochemical which falls in the class of monoterpenes and cyclo terpene. 
Milk is a nutritious liquid that is secreted by mammals and used to feed their young, and as food by human beings. Worldwide, dairy farms produced about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011. Milk is a key contributor to improving nutrition and food security particularly in developing countries. Milk seemingly white beverage may look innocent, but the hidden ingredients packed into the liquid. According to recent studies on milk, scientists have found single. 
Colours are an integral part of life and have indisputably become an important factor in every industry to appeal to its buyers. Not just the hues, but today colours also need to qualify various other criteria such as texture, longevity, resistance to heat and light etc to be in sync with the changing market demand. While the pigments industry is catching up to these requirements, high performance pigments (HPP) is garnering special attention from various. 
Are you chocoholic? Not yet! Are you passionate about chocolates and to get pleasurable feelings? Is it chocolates taste makes you feel good or is there any other factors responsible for that? Then one must know the chemistry behind the chocolate making and why chocolate is considered as the feel-good factor, mood-alternating factor etc. Chocolate contains more than 300 – 500 known chemicals, some of which react within the human brain to alter. 
How many chemicals could possibly be packed in one tiny cigarette that you so casually smoke every hour? Its 8,400 -10,000 chemicals present in cigarettes. Cigarettes look deceptively simple, consisting of paper tubes containing chopped up tobacco leaf and it will deliver a steady dose of 
Some times when we are in a hurry to go out or at the end of the party; general human tendency will forget to keep food items like cakes, sweets or sugary items in the refrigerator. Eventually this makes ants to invade into our kitchen or hall, as ants are sugarholic. Ants have been much less annoying as fleas, cockroaches and other pests but still ants make us annoy in certain situations. Then we start to think about to get rid of them from our surroundings. 
The European chemical industry supports the transition towards a circular economy as part of a strategy to make Europe more resource efficient. This can be achieved both by avoiding unnecessary material and energy losses throughout the life-cycle of products and maximising value by keeping resources circulating in loops, after the first usage, many more times than today. Environmental reasons and business arguments suggest doing so. 
Modern IT systems help to master the complexity of supply chains in the chemical industry. They manage the flow of information, which accompanies the physical flows of goods. And they deliver the infrastructure for the digitalization of processes in the new world of Logistics 4.0. But in order for processes to be able to be automated continuously from delivery call-off at the supplier up to delivery to the customer, it takes one basic requirement: 
Bromine being a nonmetal, positioned in group 17 of the periodic table. Its properties are thus similar to those of neighbouring elements like fluorine, chlorine, and iodine, and tend to be intermediate between those of the two neighbouring halogens, chlorine and iodine. Bromine has the electron configuration [Ar]3d104s24p5, with the seven electrons in the fourth and outermost shell acting as its valence electrons. Bromine has two stable isotopes. 
Scientists say there is increase in levels of hormones neutrophins and dopamine when cupid strikes. When couples fall in love, outwardly they experience dizziness, flushed face, sweaty palms and most prominent of all a wildly beating heart. But, internally, the feeling of love is due to chemicals racing around the brain and body. The feelings, researchers found are due to 
Alessandro Volta (Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta) was an Italian physicist born on February 18, 1745 – died on March 7, 1827. Volta was considered as a pioneer of electrical science and inventor of voltaic pile. Alessandro Volta’s invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current. In 1775 Volta’s interest in electricity led him to invent the electrophorus, a device used to generate static electricity. 
The natural resources for fuel generation are fast depleting giving rise to an urgent need to share the burden of global petrochemical demands with renewable energy sources. Amidst various researches happening globally, oleochemicals are rising as a potential fuel alternative in the industry. With growing urbanisation, the demand for petrochemicals is on the rise. On the other hand, oil fields will eventually reach a point where they will. 
Alarming levels of environmental pollution are widely present around the world. Besides, the deleterious effects of contaminants on the skin are very clear and consumers are more and more aware of those. In order to minimise these negative consequences, Pollushield functional ingredient has been developed, helping to prevent accumulation of particles in the epidermis and to replenish the skin with antioxidants, increasing its capacity to resist damage. 
Sodium hydroxide is the principal strong base used in the chemical industry. In bulk it is most often handled as an aqueous solution, since solutions are cheaper and easier to handle. 
A new enzyme Saphera, by Novozymes, is a lactase enzyme that sets a new standard for production and quality of a wide range of lactose-free products, including milk and fermented dairy products such as yogurt. Originated from Bifidobacteriumbifidum, Saphera differs considerably from traditional lactases made from yeast and is the first, major innovation in this growing industry for years. With Saphera, the desired lactose level can be more precisely. 
Insects have an unbelievable power called sense of smell. They can able to detect just a few molecules of a certain scent present in the air. These molecules called pheromones. A pheromone is nothing but a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual. 
Numerous phytochemicals are present in mango peel and pulp, such as the triterpene, lupeol which is under basic research for its potential biological effects. 
Hydroquinone, also benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, a derivative of 
William Ramsay was a British chemist and Nobel laureate born on October 02, 1852 – died on July 23, 1916. Ramsay was credited with the discovery of four important nobel gases. His work led to the isolation of inert gaseous elements like 
Sulfuric acid molecular formula written as H2SO4, with other names includes oil of vitriol, battery acid, and king of chemicals. Sulfuric acid composed of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur and available forms include dilute sulfuric acid, concentrated sulfuric acid. 
Onion is a good source of nutrients, vitamins B, C and G, protein, 
In a conversation, M K Ganesan, Managing Director, Prism Surface Coating Pvt Ltd, with Shivani Mody from WOC TV speaks about sustainability and challenges in the paint industry. For the last 100 years, the paint industry is using compressed air as the force for atomising the paint. When used at 6 bar pressure there’s a wastage of 50-60 percent of paint and only 30 to 40 percent of air goes to the component. So, after 100 years, we have launched. 
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals of the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) jointly hosted the ninth edition of ‘India Chem 2016 – Exploring Opportunities’ in Mumbai from 1 to 3 September. The three-day event aimed to strengthen the Indian chemical and petrochemical industries and enhance trade between India and foreign partners. 
Did anyone know where coffee plant was originated? Coffee plant originated in Africa and Madagascar.Coffee has become a universal and almost indispensable beverage in the modern dietary.It is a very reliable friend, the kind of friend who plays an important role in the various activities we perform during the day. Recent evidence suggests coffee could help prevent type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease. Different groups of chemicals present in coffee are. 
In an interview, Rajendra Mainkar, Business Development Manager-West, WAGNER Industrial Solutions, with Shivani Mody from WOC TV, talks about the coating industry’s challenges, trends and opportunities. Wagner is a German company – more than 50-years-old. We started our Indian operations since 2007. Our activities are basically into powder and liquid coatings – including, right from handle guns, upto booths and recovery, as far as. 
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised the 2nd edition of Surface & Coating Expo (SCE) in Chennai. The three-day expo, held from August 26 to 28, 2016, focused on surface engineering, preparation, finishing, coatings and corrosion protection technologies. The biennial expo was attended by over 150 exhibitors from India and abroad, with over 8,000 business visitors and more than 750 delegates from across the globe this year. 
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals of the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) jointly hosted the ninth edition of ‘India Chem 2016 – Exploring Opportunities’ in Mumbai from 1 to 3 September. The three-day event aimed to strengthen the Indian chemical and petrochemical industries and enhance trade between India and foreign partners. 
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