Category: 6. Chemistry

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  • Harnessing prebiotic formamide chemistry: a novel platform for antiviral exploration

    Harnessing prebiotic formamide chemistry: a novel platform for antiviral exploration

    Design of the evolution-inspired approach

    By investigating variables such as temperature, mineral surfaces, UV radiation, chemical environments, and atmospheric conditions, scientists have gained valuable insights into how life’s building blocks…

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  • Removal of reactive red 45 dye from aqueous solution using activated carbon developed from Catha edulis stem as a potential biosorbent

    Removal of reactive red 45 dye from aqueous solution using activated carbon developed from Catha edulis stem as a potential biosorbent

    Characterization of AC developed from CES

    Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis

    The carbonized product at 600 oC for one hour was activated by using H3PO4 and NaOH in order to increase specific surface area, remove tar formation, and fixed during…

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  • Electrochemical performance of a novel 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-3-methylguanidine as effective corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1 M hydrochloric acid

    Electrochemical performance of a novel 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-3-methylguanidine as effective corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1 M hydrochloric acid

    Synthesis and characterization

    Several methods are available for synthesizing the benzolthiazole ring, with the most common involving the reaction of o-aminothiophenol with nitrile derivatives. To obtain 2-benzothiazolylguanidine (G) in a high…

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  • Scientists finally solve the mystery of what triggers lightning

    Scientists finally solve the mystery of what triggers lightning

    Though scientists have long understood how lightning strikes, the precise atmospheric events that trigger it within thunderclouds remained a perplexing mystery. The mystery may be solved, thanks to a team of researchers led by Victor Pasko,…

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  • Hexagonal diamond: Scientists create bulk samples of ultra-hard carbon allotrope predicted nearly 60 years ago

    Hexagonal diamond: Scientists create bulk samples of ultra-hard carbon allotrope predicted nearly 60 years ago

    The first bulk synthesis of hexagonal diamond marks a milestone for carbon allotropes, offering researchers an opportunity to extensively characterise this unique material.

    Diamond is one of the hardest materials known to exist in nature,…

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  • Wordle meets the periodic table: Five games to test your chemistry knowledge | Opinion

    Wordle meets the periodic table: Five games to test your chemistry knowledge | Opinion

    Elementle 

    The aim of Elementle is to guess the element correctly by typing guesses into the search bar. Each attempt shows whether the letters of the element’s symbol are correct, with the same in-game colours as Wordle – a yellow square…

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