The Fenton reaction is a chemical transition involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and iron ions, which act as a catalyst. This process is used to destroy hazardous contaminants in wastewater through oxidation. In the atmosphere, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 14, 2021
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A team of researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of Bergen, the Institute of Marine Research and PatoGen AS—all in Norway—has found that the widespread use of chemicals to ...
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used to disinfect minor cuts at home and for oxidative reactions in industrial manufacturing. Now, the pandemic has further fueled demand for this chemical and its antiseptic properties. While ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2021
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Scientists have gotten up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics.
Analytical Chemistry
May 26, 2021
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Could there be a way to chemically manipulate small, confined areas on cellular surfaces? Scientists have developed a microfluidic probe to send a flow of free radicals on live cells and track the outcome using fluorescence ...
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2021
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North Carolina State University researchers showed in a new study they could coat cotton yarns with enzymes, which are nature's tool for speeding chemical reactions, in order to change hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. ...
Materials Science
Mar 11, 2021
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A Mason Engineering researcher has discovered that artificial microswimmers accumulate where their speed is minimized, an idea that could have implications for improving the efficacy of targeted cancer therapy.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 26, 2021
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Hydrogen peroxide diluted in water is used as a disinfectant to treat wounds. It is widely used across the industry as an eco-friendly oxidizing agent for removing impurities from semiconductors, for waste treatment, and ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2021
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The processes in living beings follow a finely orchestrated choreography down to the molecular level. Rhythmic processes are found everywhere in biology, for example, the 24-hour circadian cycle, a kind of 'internal clock,' ...
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2021
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Rice University researchers have created a "defective" catalyst that simplifies the generation of hydrogen peroxide from oxygen.
Materials Science
Feb 9, 2021
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