AkzoNobel has agreed to acquire Polinox, a Brazil-headquartered producer of ketone peroxides used as curing agents in the manufacture of polymers. The deal includes Polinox’s brands, trademarks, ...

Nouryon, formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, plans to double capacity for solvent-based organic peroxides at its facility in Los Reyes, Mexico, by the second quarter of 2020. The firm says the ...

KHOU-TV in Houston is reporting at 4:38 am CDT (5:38 am EDT) that two explosions have been confirmed at the flooded Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. The plant manufactures chemicals called ...

A chemical plant in nearby Crosby, TX manufactures a class of unstable compounds called organic peroxides. One is TATP, the explosive the infamous "Shoe Bomber" attempted to use aboard a flight.

A new organic peroxide molecule, BMPF releases fluorescence under mechanical stress and could be incorporated into polymer networks for mechanofunctional design. BMPF-linked polymers are also stable ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

The Organic Chemistry lab and lecture courses are the 3000-level, pre-professional organic courses that are required for chemistry majors and pre-medical students as well as disciplines in biology, ...