The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester. (Left) An ester is "made up" of two pieces – a carboxylic acid and an alcohol – minus a molecule of water. The red hatch line shows an ester bond, which ...

This caused the long chains to break up and produce an 8-sugar-long oligosaccharide. "The phenomenon of acid hydrolysis is constantly emphasized for the depolymerization of sulfated fucans.

The group studied catalysis of the hydrolysis (bond breakage with water) of alkyl acetates, commonly used for producing paints, fragrances, and even plastics; they found that acetates with longer ...

Researchers from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that water can activate previously "NMR-invisible" aluminum ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a cutting-edge catalytic and separation process that enables the simultaneous ...

Optimization of dilute acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch for high yield production of xylose. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012; 181-182: 636 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.030 ...

Methyl formate, a clear, volatile liquid, is the simplest carboxylate ester. It can be made in the lab by the acid-catalyzed esterification of formic acid and methanol. Industrially, it is produced by ...

Metals could have catalyzed amino acid synthesis on early Earth Copper, cobalt, vanadium, and nickel ions alone can drive metabolic reaction usually catalyzed by enzymes by Alla Katsnelson ...

IntroductionUpon addition of hydrogen peroxide to Rochelle's salt (sodium potassium tartrate), the hydrogen peroxide decomposes and tartaric acid is oxidized.

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into Tylenol (as if we need any more of it). Can this science solve two ...