Q：Can you eat Silica gel?
A：Silica gel packets contain small grains of silicon dioxide in solid form. It is a drying agent that can draw in water molecules through the paper packaging.
Jul 19，2024 Food Additives
Sorbic acid: Benefits and Side effects
Sorbic acid is a natural organic compound isolated from the unripe fruit of the Sorbus aucuparia irowantree.
Jul 19，2024 API
Dimethicone: Synthesis, Uses, and Benefits
Dimethicone, also known as dimethylpolysiloxane or Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), is a linear organosilicon polymer widely used in a highly varied range of personal care formulations.
Jul 18，2024 Organosilicon compounds
Furfural: a natural precursor
Furfural has received special attention as a potential platform to produce biofuels and biochemicals.
Jul 18，2024 Organic Chemistry
Symptoms and treatment of Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas. It generally originates from gas and oil-fired stoves, portable generators and charcoal grills, which produce this poisonous gas.
Jul 17，2024 API
Reaction of Phthalimide: Deprotection and Amino Groups
Phthalimide is an organic intermediate compound whose primary use is the formation of aliphatic amines.
Jul 17，2024 API
Glycyrrhizic acid: Biological activity and Uses
Glycyrrhizic acid is mainly used as a flavouring and sweetening agent for bitter drugs, beverages, candies, and chewing gum.
Jul 17，2024 Organic Acids
The toxicity of 2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate.
TMPD-MIB is used as a common coalescing aid in latex paints. It could soften latex particles, allowing them to fuse to form a continuous film free from distinct physical boundaries.
Jul 17，2024 Organic Chemistry
L-fucose vs D-fucose
Fucose (Fuc), a monosaccharide present at the core of the termini of glycans, critically regulates various biological phenomena and is associated with various diseases.
Jul 17，2024 Biochemical Engineering
Q：Is Sodium acetate an acid or a base salt?
A：Sodium acetate (CH3COONa) is in some cases a basic salt. CH3COONa is produced by the reaction of acetic acid with sodium hydroxide and it is the salt of the acetate ion.
Jul 16，2024 API