Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Economy and Ecology No part of the economy can manage without the products of the chemical industry. The industry generates billions of dollars in revenue; however, we should not ignore the possible danger from their products and installations. Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Economy … Read more
Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Plastics Plastics are cheap and easy to process. The almost endless list of plastic products includes upholstered furniture, lacquers and paint, DVDs, casings of household appliances, and air bags in cars. Due to their low cost, plastics are often used for single use products; however, because many … Read more
Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Biotechnology Biotechnology is a rather young field of technological applications, yet some of its methods are much older. As early as the fifth millennium B.C., the inhabitants of Mesopotamia utilized the capability of certain microorganisms to brew beer from cereal grains, and the ancient Egyptians also knew … Read more
Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Amino Acids Hair and fingernails are external and visible structures made of proteins, which play an important role in almost all biological processes that take place in the human body. As early as 1836, the Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) coined the term proteins (from the … Read more
