About the author

Homar Murillo

Science Writer

Homar has a Masters degree in Environmental Science & Biochemistry and five years’ experience as a chemistry teacher. His extensive experience has made him a top science and manufacturing writer for ReAgent since 2020. He is a father of three beautiful children and is currently obsessed with the youngest, baby Barbara.
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Top 10 Industrial Chemicals Used Worldwide

The chemical manufacturing industry is a key global industry that encompasses many thousands of companies producing a wide range of products, from laboratory analytical reagents, solvents, and custom-made chemicals to pharmaceuticals.  This industry supplies virtually all manufacturing companies, which use

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Top 10 Chemicals Used In The UK

The chemicals that are most commonly used in the UK are consumer-use chemicals.  These include things like household cleaning agents, cosmetics, hygiene products, and medicines.  There are also some common chemicals used on an industrial scale, such as hydrochloric acid.

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What Are The Different Classes Of ADR?

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a treaty ratified by member European countries in Geneva on the 30th of September 1957 and fully implemented more than ten years later on the 29th

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Why Do Mentos React With Coca-Cola?

The Coke-Mentos experiment is one of the most popular science experiments – and also one of the most well-known. It’s relatively easy to do because the materials are readily available: with nothing but a few Mentos and a bottle of

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How Will AI Impact Chemical Manufacturing?

With advanced robotics, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence (AI), and other rapidly advancing cutting-edge technologies, we are now in the fourth Industrial Revolution. We are seeing fundamental shifts in how we work, the most pronounced of which is in manufacturing.  An

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What Is Chemical Feedstock?

Chemical feedstocks are any raw materials used in the mass production of chemical products. They’re generally unprocessed materials that are the initial basis of chemical manufacturing, such as fuel or base chemicals. The term ‘chemical feedstock’ can also refer to

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What Is Electrolysis?

Electrolysis is an electrically-powered chemical reaction that has a wide range of applications, both in the laboratory and in industrial settings.  Many chemical manufacturing companies use electrolysis, and in this article, we’ll cover its underlying concepts, common applications, and safety

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What Chemicals Can Be Found In Petrol?

Despite the distillation and purification processes, petroleum products contain traces of metals such as nickel, vanadium, and copper, along with small amounts of sulphur. Lead used to be added to petrol to improve engine efficiency. The practice, which began in

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