On December 13 and 14, 2022, the Getty Conservation Institute organized an expert panel on the theme “Greener Solvents in Art Conservation” with The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in ...

Nucleophilic strength, a cornerstone concept in organic chemistry, dictates the reactivity of a nucleophile – a species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond. Understanding the factors ...

Analytical chemists are increasingly considering sustainability, yet traditional organic solvents remain prevalent in practice. Green solvent selection guides, such as CHEM21, evaluate solvents based ...

Paints and solvents are essential in maintenance and construction, but they also bring dangers of both flammability and toxicity when stored improperly. Follow these tips to reduce both dangers. First ...

Solvents are small but mighty. These industrial chemicals are everywhere in industry, with total annual use estimated at 20 million tonnes annually. Biobased solvents can lower the environmental ...

Anyone pulling a really old bottle of Windex or Formula 409 spray cleaner from the back of the pantry is in for a pleasant surprise. The stuff still works great—perhaps better than a recently ...

Re “My Plan to Extend Medicare,” by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Opinion guest essay, March 8): President Biden’s Medicare plan rightly acknowledges the “rock-solid” role that this core social insurance ...

Polymers are occasionally treated in solutions for end-use in applications (where the polymer is dissolved in a solvent). Examples of this include spinning fibers and coating substrates with spin. The ...

1 Natural Products Laboratory, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, The, Netherlands 2 College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee Univeristy, Seoul, South Korea The aim of this review is to ...