Analytical chemistry pertains to determining the chemical composition of a substance and the quantity of each substance present. From the nanogram to kilogram scale, there is a method for determining what is there and how much. But the important...

The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. It is central to modern world economy, converting raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, minerals) into more than 70,000 different products. Polymers and...

Prices have been advancing as a result of a sharp increase in feedstock costs. Products sporting higher quotes relative to this past spring now include such key chemicals as benzene, styrene, ethylene, fertilizers, caustic soda, sulphur, and most plastic resins. These hikes are...

The movement of chemicals from source to plant has been a problem which has seen a lot of innovative and amazing engineering feats Chemicals come in all shapes and sizes, solids, liquids and gases, stable, self-reactive, explosive, flammable and toxic. Moreover, the...

Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a law approved Wednesday.The European Parliament passed the law _...

Water supplies to 200,000 people in eastern China were cut for 40 hours due to groundwater pollution, allegedly from chemical plants, state media reported Wednesday.Taps ran dry from Monday to Wednesday in Shuyang, a city in Jiangsu province where a massive outbreak of blue-green algae...