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A research team, led by Professor Seok Ju Kang in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled a groundbreaking technique for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes, crucial components in batteries.Departing from the traditional melt casting method, the team introduced a h
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The pharmaceutical industry is a critical sector that plays a vital role in improving public health and wellbeing. To meet the high demand for medications and medical treatments, the industry relies on various raw materials. In this article, we will explore the most common raw materials used in the
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Both pharmaceutical intermediates and APIs belong to the category of fine chemicals. Intermediates are produced in the process steps of APIs and must undergo further molecular changes or refining to become APIs. Intermediates can be separated or not.API: Any substance or mixture of substances that i
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Main componentsHyaluronic acid is an acidic mucopolysaccharide. In 1934, Meyer, a professor of ophthalmology at Columbia University in the United States, first isolated this substance from bovine vitreous. Hyaluronic acid, with its unique molecular structure and physical and chemical properties, sho
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A novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into gold. Lignin produced using the new method was color-neutral, odorless and homogenous, an advance that could make this carbon-neutral material a more viable candidate for development of high-value products.Reporting in the Proceedings
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