Starch exists as a carbohydrate in nature, derived from fruits, grain, and vegetables. It is utilized by the body once it has been broken down

Sodium hydroxide, also known in industry as caustic soda and lye, has one of the highest production volumes of inorganic chemicals worldwide, estimated at about

Potassium Iodate (KIO3) is used commercially in the food industry, primarily as an additive for table salt to prevent a thyroid disease called Goiter. It

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) was discovered by British scientist Sir Humphry Davy in 1807. He used electrolysis to isolate KOH. He later also used this method

Commercial uses of potassium bromate includes its use in the baking industry, bleaching of dough, and enhancement of the process of rising of the dough.

In pure form, perchloric acid (70%) is potentially dangerous if certain conditions are present. It is an oxidizer, and it is also used to synthesize

This method was developed by Johan Kjeldahl in 1883 for determining nitrogen in both organic and inorganic compounds. Ammonia and ammonium are determined for their

The ISO 17034 Standard replaced Guide 34 in 2016. It specifies requirements for Certified Reference Material producers (CRM’s). One of these strict requirements is the

The ISO 17025 Standard is a requirement for competence of laboratories to perform testing of their products as well as calibration of their equipment. It

Most of the world’s iodine is mined in Chile’s Atacama Desert, followed by Japan. In Chile it is an ore (caliche ore), but in Japan

Around the time when Emperor Charlemagne was crowned Emperor in Dark Age Europe (800 AD), hydrochloric acid was discovered by a Persian scientist, Jabir ibn

EDTA is available as different salts – calcium or sodium – and can be used in many different industrial applications, such as medicinal/pharmaceutical,  agriculture, cosmetics

Cerium rare earth compounds occur as either III or IV valences, and most of cerium is used in glass polishing, among other uses. China is

The ammonium ion (NH4+) is typically available as an aqueous standard from ammonium chloride, or other reagent with ammonium as a component of a salt.

Acetic acid was first distilled by a German Chemist, Georg Stahl in 1700. In its pure form, it is referred to as glacial acetic acid

Ammonium hydroxide (also known as aqua ammonia) is mainly produced by a reaction of ammonia gas with water. The most well-known process that utilizes ammonia

Hematoxylin stains are commonly employed for histologic studies, often employed to color the nuclei of cells (and a few other objects, such as keratohyalin granules)

Formazin has been used as a turbidity standard to test cloudiness in water for many decades. The standard unit of measurement is the NTU or

Silver Nitrate is a non-hydroscopic salt of silver that is soluble in water. It is relatively stable to light compared to sensitive silver fluoroborate and

Iodine monochloride is a reddish-brown interhalogen solution produced by combining iodine and chloride halogens in a 1:1 molar ratio. This can be expressed by the