The Chemistry of the Colours of Bodily Fluids

A particular bodily fluid featured in the political news earlier this week, which got me thinking about the chemical causes behind the colours of the waste products we expel from our bodies. What makes urine golden, faeces brown, and bile green? The answers to all of these questions have a common chemical link.

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PFAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Infographic | December 28, 2019

WHAT ARE PFAS CHEMICALS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS and GenX chemicals. Since the 1940s, PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States. PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both are very persistent in the environment and in the human body. Exposure to certain PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.

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MARKETING FOR SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANIES

Infographic | December 26, 2019

Calibrating marketing endeavors so the right messages reach the right customers at the right time can be a significant challenge. Marketers in the specialty chemicals industry are keeping their eyes on the following issues to ensure they're providing value to their customers.

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ACC Plastics Circular Economy

Infographic | December 4, 2019

100% of ACC’s Plastics Division’s U.S. manufacturing sites participate in Operation Clean Sweep-Blue by 2020, with all North American sites by 2022 Founding member of Global Declaration, which today includes 75 plastics organizations in 40 countries that have pledged to develop and track programs to help keep plastics out of our oceans

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Covalent and non-covalent chemistry of 2D black phosphorus

Infographic | June 1, 2022

2D black phosphorous is an emerging material with a fascinating structure and outstanding electronic properties that holds potential for many applications.

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Global Petrochemical Market

Infographic | January 17, 2020

Global petrochemical market was valued at around USD 621.1 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow with a GAGS of over 8.0% during the forecast period 2019-2025. Increasing use of polymers In the packaging and automotive industries Extensive use of methanol in various end-use industries Increasing paints &coatings demand Easy aye/lability of raw material from the addle East.

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An overview on crude oil and refineries

Infographic | February 3, 2020

Crude oil undergoes a process called fractional distillation in the refinery plants. Crude oil is being heaten to crack down to shorter hydrocarbon chain under different temperature. The major by products are refinery gas, petrol, naphtha, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oil, fuel oil and bitumen.

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