What is a Surfactant? The term “Surfactant” is a contraction of the term surface-active agent. A Surfactant is a substance that, when present even at very low levels in a system, has the property of absorbing onto the surfaces or interfaces in the system and altering their interfacial free energies in dramatic ways. Surfactants help…
What is an alternative energy expert and what do they do? Alternative energy would be those types of energy which are generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, thus making them an “alternative” to the use of fossil fuels or nuclear power. Renewable energy refers to a specific type…
Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on earth with cellulosic biomass literally everywhere. It is a critical component of the cellular structure of plants and some bacteria excrete it as well. Cellulosic materials can be processed into many useful commodities, such as fuels, sugars, polymers, fibers and other chemicals. Though there are many routes…