List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 984

Polyacetylene (IUPAC name: polyethyne) is an organic polymer with the repeating unit (C2H2)n. It is an important polymer as the discovery of polyacetylene and its high conductivity upon doping helped […]

Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV or polyphenylene vinylene) is a conducting polymer of the rigid-rod polymer host family.PPV is the only polymer of this type that has so far been successfully processed […]

Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is a thermoplastic engineering polymer that is used as an insulator in the electrical and electronics industries. It is a thermoplastic (semi-)crystalline polymer and a type of […]

Benzonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula C6H5CN abbreviated PhCN. This aromatic organic compound is colourless with a sweet almond odour. It is mainly used as a precursor to […]

Zinc sulfide (or zinc sulphide) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of ZnS. This is the main form of zinc found in nature where it mainly occurs as […]

Thorium dioxide (ThO2) also called thorium(IV) oxide is a crystalline solid often white or yellow in color. It was formerly known as thoria or thorina. It is produced mainly as […]

Potassium bitartrate also known as potassium hydrogen tartrate with formula KC4H5O6 is a byproduct of winemaking. In cooking it is known as cream of tartar. It is the potassium acid […]

Yellowcake (also called urania) is a kind of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leach solutions in an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. It is a step in […]

Coffinite is a uranium-bearing silicate mineral with formula: U(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x.It occurs as black incrustations dark to pale-brown in thin section. It has a grayish black streak. It has a brittle to […]

Denatonium usually available as denatonium benzoate (under trade names such as BITTER+PLUS Bitrex or Aversion) and as denatonium saccharide is the most bitter chemical compound known with bitterness thresholds of […]