Sodium alginate is a polymer which can be extracted from brown seaweed and kelps. It is one of the structural polymers that help to build the cell walls of these plants. It has some unusual properties and a wide variety of uses.
This practical is part of our Chemistry for non-specialists collection.
Daniel is helping the world to reach net-zero carbon emissions by creating a way to turn manufacturers’ waste carbon dioxide into chemicals that can be used in everyday products.
Scientists dispel the theory that sunlight exposure simply fragments macroplastics that persist in the environment, but what are the implications for the environment?
The amorphous carbon material created from buckminsterfullerene
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
Critical thinking and research task, reflecting on the science and societal views surrounding drugs and their development
In this activity students are required to apply their understanding of redox to identify which metal is oxidised and which is reduced in a series of displacement reactions
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