Steel Manufacturing Processes and Procedures
The production of steel has become increasingly efficient especially with emerging technologies. Countries with iron ore and steel companies have an edge in technological advancement…
Chemistry
Steel Production, Steel Alloys and their Uses
Ordinary Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and about 90% of pig iron produced are converted to steel. The carbon content of most…
Processes and Procedures in the Extraction of Iron
Iron is the second most abundant metal found in the earth crust after aluminum. It is found in the combined state(iron is found in the…
Digestion and Enzymatic Actions of Gastric juice and Pepsin in the Stomach
When food gets down to the stomach as a result of the peristaltic action of the oesophagus, it is acted upon by gastric juice which…
Electronic Configuration and Hybridization in Carbon Atoms
What is hybridization? Hybridization is a technical term in organic chemistry that describes the electronic configuration of electrons in atoms. Carbon with an electronic configuration…
How to Avoid Petrol Engine Knock
A motor-car engine that runs on petrol has a number of cylinders that are fitted with pistons. When the engine is working, the pistons move…
Tetraoxophosphates(V) Used as Fertilizers in Agriculture
Tetraoxophosphates(V) come in three forms, for instance, sodium dihydrogen tetraoxophosphate(V), NaH2PO4, sodium hydrogen teteraoxophosphate(V), NaHPO4, and sodium tetraoxophosphate(V), Na3PO4. Two important tetraoxophosphates(V) are ammonium and…
Industrial and Agricultural Uses of Calcium Hydroxide
Before we delve into the various uses of calcium hydroxide, we shall first of all explain what is chemical compound is and the kind of…
Industrial and Agricultural Uses of Calcium Oxide
Preparation of Calcium Oxide: Calcium oxide, CaO, is obtained by the thermal decomposition of calcium trioxocarbonate(IV). Industrially, lumps of limestone are heated strongly in a…
Bosch Process: Industrial Preparation of Hydrogen
Bosch process is used in the industrial preparation of Hydrogen. Hydrogen is a very important gas in the chemical industry and can be produced industrially…