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Jessica Clifton

Executive Director

Jessica is Executive Director at ReAgent and leads a variety of growth projects. She has an extensive background in marketing, and has worked in the chemical industry since 2019. Outside of work, Jessica can be found on a run, building LEGO, or watching Star Wars.
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

This Day in Chemistry: Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

On 18th April, 1838, in Cognac, France, Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran was born. Most commonly known for his work in spectroscopy, de Boisbaudran was a French chemist who discovered the elements samarium, dysprosium, europium and gallium. Who Was Paul-Émile Lecoq

A campfire

The Chemistry of Fire: Infographic

Following on from our previous post ‘The Chemistry of Fire’ we have created this infographic to simplify our points. Take a look at the infographic and feel free to share with your colleagues, friends or family. Share this Image On

Graffiti love hearts

The Chemistry of Love

In honour of Valentine’s Day, we thought we would take a look at the chemistry behind the culprit of this love-hate holiday: love. From that first high school crush to the marital vow, we’re looking into what makes us giddy

Campfire

What Is Oxidation?

In a previous blog post, we’ve looked at how the oxidation of primary alcohols into carboxylic acids is the process used when converting ethanol into ethanoic acid. But what is oxidation exactly? Oxidation Explained Oxidation is one of the key

Sir Edward Frankland

This Day in Chemistry: Sir Edward Frankland 

Born in Lancashire, England, Sir Edward Frankland is one of the most important British chemists in history. The father of organometallic chemistry, with a multitude of equally ground-breaking achievements under his belt, Frankland has helped to shape the world of

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What Is Distillation?

Most of us have heard of distilled water before, and assume it to be fancy bottled water siphoned from mountainous valleys. Well, I hate to break it to you, but what you’re thinking of is spring water. Distilled water isn’t

Glass ampoules of water

ReAgent Now Supplies Ampoules for Medical Training

ReAgent has been asked to supply ampoules for medical training. We were recently contacted by two different paramedic training departments from universities who were looking for new, reliable supplier for certain training products based in the UK. Products currently being

Scary picture of a person in smoke holding up dark hands

The Chemistry of Fear!

Most of us enjoy watching horror films, going through the haunted house at the theme park & watching creepy videos online at 2am… but why? We voluntarily choose to be put in these situations at times in order obtain the motion of