In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...

The researchers found that at 6 month follow-up, average change in AF burden from the start of the trial was 60% in the ablation group and 35% in the sham intervention group. In patients with ...

In the BBC Radio 4 documentary Vitriolic, journalist Ayshea Buksh meets victims of acid attacks who have been scarred for life and had to undergo major surgery in their long recovery. Here she ...

Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors ...

Plumbing expert Steven Parker is flagging a common blunder the nasty outcome of flushing the toilet lid-up. The expert from Badeloft Bathrooms is urging folks to take heed of the peril ...

If you come into contact with battery acid, flush with plenty of water and get medical attention immediately. Car batteries ...

Whether you're luring them to a deadly dish or flushing them away with a hot mixture ... Vinegar Recipe Works Fruit flies are ...

Tonight will start dry with clear skies. Thicker cloud will build from the west through the night with a few spots of rain developing towards the end of the night. Winds increasing through the ...

Chemically, an amino acid is a molecule that has a carboxylic acid group and an amine group that are each attached to a carbon atom called the α carbon. Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific ...

An acid and alkali will neutralise each other and produce a salt and water. This is called a neutralisation reaction. The name of the salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and ...