Musical Artist, Blakethechemist as a child who loved chemistry. He is dressed as a scientist, holding a ball-and-stick molecular model next to a box of colorful educational toys on a table.

CHEMISTRY NEWs

• Methane can now be converted into something useful.

A new catalyst turns Methane into urea-formaldehyde, which can be used to seal methane leaks.

Read the article in MIT Climate

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MIT Article on Blakethechemist website: Chemical reactions in a reactor involving Fe-ZSM-5 and AOX catalysis, showing methane conversion to methanol, oxygen interactions, hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde formation, and urea-formaldehyde production.

• Iodine Clock ⏰Reaction Video by Nile Red Chemistry featured in Blakethechemist🧪🎵 Song ”Iodine”

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(E)-2-butene-1-thiol & 3-methyl-1-butanethiol
Illustration on Blakethechemist musical artist website for the dance song, "Skunkified". Image of a skunk spraying a cloud with the word 'Thiol' and images of garlic, onion, cheese, and a question mark. Educational explanation of Thiols below.

• SH SH SH… A skunk! 🦨💨🧀🧄

Sulfur + Hydrogen—> “SH”
form the stinky chemical component of Skunk spray as part of a thiol. “Thiols”, are organoSulfur-Based Compounds with strong odors Like Garlic🧄 & Eggs.🥚

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Released 12.22.2024