Personal Care products are a massive global industry, with a market size of more than $500 billion in 2022. Emollients are a common ingredient in personal care, serving many functions in product formulations. Some of those functions and benefits are: Primary formulation carrier Provide shine to skin, lips, and hair Thickening agent Humectant to... Read more »
Combustible dust safety is vital for many businesses and manufacturers. In 2021, combustible dust was responsible for 163 fires, 53 explosions, 215 injuries and sixty-nine deaths, according to Dust Safety Science’s Combustible Dust Incident Report. Combustible dust is fine particles of products that build up over time and when suspended in the air can ignite.... Read more »
Fumed silica is one of the many modern super-substances. It’s a versatile chemical designed in the twentieth century and developed for applications across many industries. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at this dynamic, useful chemical: when it was first used, how it’s manufactured, and what makes it unique. At the end of... Read more »
Morpholine is incredibly common but a surprisingly little-known substance. It has applications as diverse as cleaning, rubber production, construction, heating and cooling, personal care, agriculture, and so much more. And yet, for all its usefulness, morpholine is strangely invisible. People don’t often think or write about morpholine, and it really is practically invisible, as it... Read more »
When it comes to grease and lubrication, synthetic oil is the standard go-to for many applications, from engines to factory equipment to personal care products. And within this standard, polyalphaolefin oils (PAOs) are arguably the gold standard. However, synthetic oils, PAOs included, were not so ubiquitous until just a few decades ago. Why is synthetic... Read more »
Graphene oxide is– true to its name– oxidized graphene. ChemCeed’s article on graphene has already discussed a strange quirk in the history of graphene itself. Graphene was first discovered in 2004, even though carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are made of graphene, were discovered in 1991. Well, get ready for another surprising paradox: graphene oxide (GO)... Read more »
Carbon nanotubes are made of the thinnest element on earth: graphene. But while graphene itself lays flat, one atom in thickness, carbon nanotubes are, as you might expect, tubes. Their walls are made of graphene, but they behave a bit differently than flat graphene, and also are significantly different from graphene oxide (GO). Interestingly, carbon... Read more »
Graphene is often described as “two dimensional,” because it is a substance that is one atom in thickness: a flat lattice of carbon atoms. And yet, graphene’s tensile strength is roughly 200 times greater than steel. As an added bonus, graphene is also highly conductive and very flexible. Although 2D graphene was first isolated by... Read more »
The need for flame retardancy in consumer goods is apparent. Each year there are over a million fires in the U.S. alone, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries and billions of dollars in damage. Addition of a flame retardant to items found within building structures or vehicles can help to both slow the rate... Read more »
Calcium Hypochlorite is a white solid generally found in granular or tablet form. Calcium Hypochlorite is a water treatment chemical, and it is most commonly known as the chlorine that is used to treat swimming pools preventing a whole host of health problems for swimmers. As a versatile product, Calcium Hypochlorite can be used in... Read more »
