Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed an innovative catalyst that uses an alkali metal compound to decompose and particulate matter in diesel engine exhaust gas. The company has ...

An alkali is derived from the Arabic word 'qali' means ' from the ashes'. As ashes are mixed with water used for cleaning products and are made of alkali materials. It is a basic hydroxide or ionic ...

This project aims at transformation of hydrocarbons via catalytic formation of OH radicals from O2 and H2O mixture at high temperature. The reaction includes oxidative coupling of methane where ...

Going down group 1, the melting point decreases. Lithium, Li Fizzes steadily; slowly becomes smaller until it disappears Sodium, Na Fizzes rapidly; melts to form a ball; quickly becomes smaller until ...

The news broke that a railroad car, loaded with pure sodium, had just derailed and was spilling its contents. A television reporter called me for an explanation of why firefighters were not allowed to ...

The periodic table arranges all the chemical elements in a specific way. Patterns are visible in the way that elements behave, and this allows us to make predictions about other elements. Gethin: And ...