Why it matters: Knowing
how hydroxide ions are arranged in water could aid scientists in fine - tuning current industrial processes, such as manufacturing biodiesel, making processes more efficient or less wasteful.
This research answers the question, debated in scientific circles for more than 70 years, of
how hydroxide ions get oriented in water.
Methods: The theoretical chemistry team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory built and ran simulations of
how hydroxide ions and water molecules moved based on the basic principles of physics.
Not exact matches
Writer Tom Laskawy has a great piece in Grist this morning about
how pink slime is really just representative of much larger problems in the meat industry, and he lists some other «processing aids» (besides the now - infamous ammonium
hydroxide) lurking in your meat.
Check out the link above to see just
how many of your foods have Ammonium
Hydroxide used in their processing.
Rather, those who have read about
how LBT is made are likely to feel gratitude that an agent like ammonium
hydroxide is used, given
how naturally pathogenic the raw material used to make the product — i.e., slaughterhouse scraps that are likely to be contaminated by cow excrement.
Not only do you want to avoid putting strong ingredients like lye and
hydroxide into your bloodstream, you also don't know
how pregnancy hormones will impact the way your hair and skin react to the products.