Authorities blamed the massive explosion in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut on Tuesday, August 5, that killed at least 135 people and injured about 5,000 to the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in ...

THE decomposition of the alkyl nitrates is chemically complex, and studies of the spontaneous ignition of methyl and ethyl nitrates have shown that this complexity is associated with a variety of ...

THE addition of various substances, such as amino-acids, has a temporary inhibitory effect on the formation of lactic acid in slurries made from minced grass and water 1. Among the substances tested ...

The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the ...

The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more. The country’s prime minister Hassan Diab said the ...

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Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

Gabriel da Silva, senior lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne, on what triggered the explosion in the Lebanese capital. The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday ...

Gabriel da Silva does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...