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  • Roads are one of the defining features of modern civilizations, believe it or not. To me and I think most others, the state of the roads in a country gives an idea of the level of development. It does not surprise then that chemistry features quite heavily in how we make roads.

    A request from a listener, I explore in this episode the chemistry of bitumen and the physical properties needed for a good road.

    This podcast is still not reactivated, but if you have a topic that you are interested in and do not mind an extended waiting time until I get round to it, drop me a mail under [email protected] .

    Sources

    Background Information

    Polymer Chemistry, An Introduction Malcolm P. Stevens, 3rd Ed. Oxford University Press, 1999; ISBN 978-0-19-512444-6 pp. 70ff & 87ff

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt_(Geologie)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt_concrete

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt

    Polymer-modified Bitumen

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262691923_Polymer_modified_bitumen_Optimization_and_selection

    http://oxidizedbitumen.org/primer-bitumen/asphalt-polymer

    https://www.corrosionpedia.com/definition/3215/polymer-modified-bitumen-pmb

    https://globecore.com/bitumen-modification-polymers/

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780857090485500018

    https://bitumen.globecore.com/use-polymer-bitumen-binders-road-construction

    Glass Transition Temperature

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_transition

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glas%C3%BCbergangstemperatur

    Grundlagenvideo Asphalt-Straßenbau

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeMeZy9ayV8

    Intro Video to Bitumen

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39vKdNuJKQ

    How much bitumen per kilometer of road

    https://saharabizz.com/how-much-bitumen-used-in-road-construction-per-kilometre/

    Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Polymer in Asphalt

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/styrene-butadiene-styrene

    Video: Bier während der Arbeit? Welche Klischees über Straßenbauarbeiter stimmen? | Galileo | ProSieben

    2:59 „Alle 15 Jahre muss ein Straßenbelag erneuert werden…“

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpQ7ohsN2pg

  • It takes a little bit more than 100mg of cyanide to kill a 75 kg human being. A little more than 100mg and the unfortunate victim will show the telltale signs of “bluish tones of oxygen deprivation mottle the skin.“

    Cyanide Poisoning is as old as the usage of chemical compounds containing cyanide and this episode looks at the chemistry that happens in the body during a poisoning.

    “This will be the last episode of Chemistry in Everyday Life for now. It was a huge amount of fun, but for the usual reasons, I have to suspend this beloved hobby project for an indefinite period of time. I would like to thank you all for listening. I enjoyed this experience immensely and I am proud of what I achieved. Take care everyone 😊”

    The Podcast will remain online for the time being, but I will not add any new content.

    Sources

    Historical Background

    · The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, Chapter 3, 2010, D. Blum ISBN: 978-1594202438

    Cyanide Poisoning and Cyanide Chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide_poisoning

    · https://www.thoughtco.com/overview-of-cyanide-poison-609287

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanide

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histotoxic_hypoxia

    Oxidative Phosphorylation and Cytochrome C Oxidase

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytochrome_c_oxidase#Inhibition

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_phosphorylation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_transport_chain

    Mitochondria

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion

    · https://www.thoughtco.com/mitochondria-defined-373367

    Medical Treatment for Cyanide Poisoning

    · https://www.drugs.com/cg/cyanide-poisoning.html

    · https://www.healthline.com/health/cyanide-poisoning

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  • Both starch and cellulose are made of glucose, one of the main sources of energy for the human body. Yet... we can digest starch that we find in things like potatoes or flour, but we cannot digest cellulose, a compound that is found in virtually every plant... Why?!?

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1 or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Chemistry of glucose linkages

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosidic_bond

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomer

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysaccharide

    Glycogen & Starch metabolism

    · https://findanyanswer.com/can-glycogen-be-digested-by-humans

    · Biochemistryby J. M. Berg et al. 9th Ed. 2019 ISBN 978-1-319-11465-7; p. 679ff

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starch

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogenolysis

    Cellulose digestion

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant#Digestive_system_of_ruminants

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumen

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulase

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindgut_fermentation

  • Dear  Chemistry in Everyday Life Fans, I am off this month and as a  consequence, we are looking back on past episodes over the summer.  Today’s re-run is one of the first episodes that I ever recorded by the  name of “Protection from the Sun Pt. 1 – The Ozone Layer”.

    I hope you all enjoy your summer. Stay safe and take care :)

  • Dear Chemistry in Everyday Life Fans, I am off this month and as a consequence, we are looking back on past episodes over the summer. Today’s re-run is one of the first episodes that I ever recorded by the name of “Protection from the Sun Pt. 1 – The Ozone Layer”.

    The survey is still open and you can still submit an answer under https://forms.gle/LihJiny4jncB6h2A6. Let me know what episodes you like best and we shall replay them over the course of the summer.

    I hope you all enjoy your summer. Stay safe and take care :)

  • Dear Chemistry in Everyday Life Fans, I am off this month and as a consequence, we are looking back on past episodes over the summer. I asked you what is your favourite episode and the result said it was the episode "Breathe in, Breathe Out - Oxygen Transfer in the Blood".

    The survey is still open and you can still submit an answer under https://forms.gle/LihJiny4jncB6h2A6 . Let me know what episodes you like best and we shall replay them over the course of the summer.

    I hope you all enjoy your summer. Stay safe and take care :)

  • PLEASE NOTE: During the month of August, I will repeat some previous episodes. If you want to influence which episodes will be played, you can click on the following link to part in a 1-question survey. Thanks! https://forms.gle/LihJiny4jncB6h2A6

    How can you trace a molecule inside the body? How do you know, how a compound inside the body is metabolised? We will explore these questions in this episode.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1 or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

  • Have you ever wondered how all these scientists come up with their findings in forensics, environmental science, pharmaceuticals, … cooking, cosmetics, and in soooo many more? Chemical purification and analysis lies at the heart of this question and I give you hereby my attempt at answering it. This is Part 2 of this 2-Part series looking at analysis.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Background knowledge

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_chemistry

    Areas of application for analytical chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_test

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_science

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_analysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioanalysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_materials_analysis_methods

    Qualitative Analysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_test

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_test

    Acid Test (Gold)

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_test_(gold)

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2koNEe6Kdyc

    Iodine Starch test

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72zKnccyH-w

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine%E2%80%93starch_test

    Quantitative Analysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_analysis_(chemistry)

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravimetric_analysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titration

    Instrumental Analysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_spectrometry

  • Have you ever wondered how all these scientists come up with their findings in forensics, environmental science, pharmaceuticals, … cooking, cosmetics, and in soooo many more? Chemical purification and analysis lies at the heart of this question and I give you hereby my attempt at answering it. This is Part 1 of this 2-Part series looking at purification techniques.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Purification Techniques

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_purification_methods_in_chemistry

    · Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry 2nd Edition, J. Leonard, B. Lygo, G. Procter, 1998, ISBN 0-7487-4071-6

    DDT

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT

    Microplastics

    · https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/microplastics/

    Centrifugation

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXWd3_fM94

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAhBzUosvsU

    Freeze-drying

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze-drying

  • After talking about red blood cells two episodes ago, this episode looks at a different bodily fluid. One that helps in the digestion of fats. We are talking about bile. A liquid associated with bad experiences, but is essential to our survival.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Bile

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle

    Anatomy

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladder

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenum

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas

    Bile Composition

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallens%C3%A4uren

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_acid

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkalische_Phosphatase

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_phosphatase

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithine

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipase

    Mixing oil and water

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulsion

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93sPsWtlDB8

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBvKar6t1LY

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC_czAL24zY

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micelle

    Fats

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoglyceride

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipid

    Human pancreatic lipase

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_lipase_family#Human_pancreatic_lipase

    How fats are used by the body

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid_metabolism

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_metabolism

  • In this episode I confront the horrible memory of my one and only bad car crash. I only remember fragments, but the airbag was a big part of the memory. If you want to know how explosions save lives everyday on the road, then tune in.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Airbag Technology

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_match

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_generator

    Chemicals used in Airbags

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_azide

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroguanidine

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitroguanidin

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanidine_nitrate

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanidiniumnitrat

    Density, Avogadro’s constant and the Mole

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichte

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro_constant

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro-Konstante

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(unit)

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mol

    Further Reading on Airbags

    · https://www.explainthatstuff.com/airbags.html

    · http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/CourseTutorials/bb/Airbags/151_T5_07_airbags.pdf

    · https://www.chemie-azubi.de/detailansicht/news/klugscheisser-wissen-wie-funktioniert-ein-airbag/

    Fun video on Airbag demonstration

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4I4hvy_hM

    · General Chemistry Ebbing p. 27ff, 190-197

    Side Note: Seemingly a connection to rocket fuel

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raketentreibstoff

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_propellant

  • Oxygen in, Carbon Dioxide out. We learn this basic paradigm about breathing from a very early age on. But how does it work? From a chemical viewpoint this is a lot of fun! So let’s look into it 😊

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Blood, Red Blood Cells and Haemoglobin

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrozyt

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobin

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heme

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4moglobin

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4me_(Stoffgruppe)

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrin

    The Human Respiratory System

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system

    The Bohr Effect and Haldane Effect

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haldane_effect

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_effect

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbaminohemoglobin

    Khan’s academy explaining Bohr effect and Haldane’s effect

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHi9ctwDUnc

    Coordination Chemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordination_complex

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komplexchemie

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_covalent_bond

    · https://pediaa.com/difference-between-covalent-and-coordinate-bond/

    · Inorganic Chemistry by C. E. Housecroft and A. G. Sharpe 1st Edition 2001 ISBN 0582-31080-6

    Smokers and Carbon Monoxide

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_poisoning

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxyhemoglobin

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligand

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denticity

    Sickle Cell Disease

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease

  • Why does iron rust? Why does this not happen for stainless steel? How else can we protect materials from corrosion? If you want to know, listen to this episode 😉

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1or you can leave a comment on my website https://chemistryineverydaylife574446112.wordpress.com/. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Rust – Wikipedia entry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust

    Corrsion – Wikipedia entry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion

    Aqua regia – Wikipedia entry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_regia

    Stainless Steel - Wikipedia entry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel

    Protection from Corrosion - Wikipedia entry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion_inhibitor

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivation_(chemistry)

    Galvanization - Wikipediaeintrag

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanization

    Galvanic Series

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_series

    Aluminium vs. Aluminum

    · https://www.thoughtco.com/aluminum-or-aluminium-3980635

    Video: FuseSchool – Chemistry: Corrosion

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKMgUCq3npg&t=29s

    Valmont Galvanization Advertisement Video: What is Galvanizing

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WYxkhum-s

    Video: The chemistry of Galvanized Iron: Lessons in Chemistry

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5DhBPr-TKw

    Other Sources

    · https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/why-do-some-metals-rust-faster-others

    · https://www.quora.com/Why-does-iron-rust-when-it-oxidizes-while-other-metals-stay-more-or-less-the-same

    · https://www.patriotfoundry.com/news/metal-corrosion-properties-explained/

    · https://www.thoughtco.com/oxidation-reduction-reactions-604037

    · https://sciencing.com/effects-oxidation-copper-8613905.html

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redox

  • I always found the concept of energy in the human body very intriguing… or in any organism for that matter. The term energy is very abstract to me. For example, there is a difference to “having the energy to go for a walk” or “the energy to power the oven”. One phrase clearly describes energy as electricity and the other is the energy needed for an activity that we humans undertake. So what is energy in a human being or an animal?

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1 or you can leave a comment on my website. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    How is energy produced

    · https://www.metabolics.com/blog/how-does-the-body-produce-energy

    Adenosine triphosphate – the body’s Mars Bar

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate

    ATP production under aerobic conditions

    · https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553175/

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolysis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_phosphorylation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_oxidation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone_bodies

    ATP production under anaerobic conditions

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_respiration

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate#ATP_recycling

    What does it feel like to run low on ATP?

    · https://www.verywellhealth.com/low-energy-and-atp-in-fibromyalgia-and-me-cfs-4125121

    The biochemistry of muscle fatigue

    · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3964254/

    Why ATP and not GTP, TTP or CTP?

    · https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_did_evolution_favor_ATP_and_not_GTP_TTP_or_CTP

    https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/11286/why-is-atp-the-preferred-choice-for-energy-carriers

  • Space. The Final frontier… a friend of mine asked me if there is chemistry in space and how it is different from the chemistry, we observe here on Earth. This is an exciting topic. So exciting that I had to make a podcast episode about it.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Please note: I made a mistake in this episode. I called the analytical method “nucleor magnetic resonance spectroscopy” accidentally “nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry”. I apologise for this error.

    Sources

    My usual Wikipedia starting point

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrochemistry

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrochemie

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmochemistry

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmochemie

    Relevant Physical phenomena and measurements

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_circumference

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_zero

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absoluter_Nullpunkt

    Analytical Techniques in Astrochemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_spectroscopy

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_astronomy

    Incredible YouTube teaching video by The National Radio Astronomy Observatory NRAO

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU11DO08H5k&t=215s

    The Miller-Urey Experiment

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Urey_experiment

    WILD-2 comet contains basic amino acid

    · https://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news115.html

    Panspermia Hypothesis

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia

    Princeton introductory lecture notes on Astrochemistry

    · https://www.astro.princeton.edu/events/spitzer_lecture_series/Lecture1.pdf

    “How Stuff Works!” YouTube Video on Astrochemistry

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFzljd1l0Q

    Rencontres du Vietnam: “Search for Life: From early Earth to Exoplanets” by Masatoshi Ohishi

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q84Ow3ZkODo

    Harvard Lecture: Astrochemistry at the Dawn of Star and Planet Formation by Paola Caselli (YouTube)

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGpq-yl5HtU

  • I always tried to avoid making an episode about making alcoholic beverages, because there is already so much great content about it and I did not see the extra value in talking about it. For this episode, I shall break this taboo, by talking about distillation. A technique that is used for making spirits, but also for so much more, which is why I only mention spirits at the end as a side note. I hope you enjoy listening to it.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    About distillation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destillation

    About specific pieces of the distillation kit

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_distillation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractionating_column

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condenser_(laboratory)#Vigreux

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raschig_ring

    About different theoretical topics concerning distillation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_point

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapor_pressure

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoult%27s_law

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton%27s_law

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapor%E2%80%93liquid_equilibrium

    About petroleum distillation

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum#Formation

    Youtube Videos on Whiskey Making

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNW2TJAQrCE

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR7Bt9Ei_zI

    Youtube Video on Tequila Making

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmAZ0aH0P9o

    Youtube Video on Rum Making

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i4_bouIZqw

    You Tube Video on Bourbon

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VscpKT7tXE

  • Batteries are ubiquitous in daily life and I took them for granted for such a long time that I felt obliged to write an episode about them. Especially since they work thanks to a very basic concept called Redox Reactions.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Redox Chemistry and electrochemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redox

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemistry

    Batteries and their construction

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_battery

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemical_cell

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_cell

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-cell

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte#Electrochemistry

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_cell

    List of battery types, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_types

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_battery

    Samsung’s Battery Issue

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_7#Battery_faults

    Excellent explanatory Videos

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IUsholjg

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OVtk6G2TnQ

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5McJw4KkG8

    Video of a galvanic cell

    · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEX2FD4Ado

  • From winter gloves and people with inverted organs to the effects of molecular mirror images. Chirality can be found everywhere, so it is high time to talk about it.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Wikipedia entries on Chirality and Enantiomers

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_%28chemistry%29

    · https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chirality

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enantiomer

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enantiomer

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiralit%C3%A4t_(Chemie)

    Textbook Entries on Chirality

    · General Chemistry by D. D. Ebbing 5th Ed. 1996 ISBN 0-395-74415-6; p. 1002ff

    · Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Warren & Wothers; p. 382ff

    Thalidomide and its effect on pregnant women

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomid

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide

    About the people with inversed organs

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situs_inversus

    · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situs_inversus

    Origins of L-amino acids

    Meteorite Theory (extraterrestrial influence)

    · https://www.nature.com/articles/38460?error=cookies_not_supported&code=ab67c03e-1459-4eeb-a6b6-d03ee81fde42 à Meteor

    · https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667035/

    · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchison_meteorite

    Asymmetric Synthesis of Chirality

    · https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/%28SICI%291521-3773%2819991203%2938%3A23%3C3418%3A%3AAID-ANIE3418%3E3.0.CO%3B2-V

    · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11848967/

    · https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959943603704878?via%3Dihub

    · https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.200290005

  • We talked about Glow Sticks, we talked about Fireworks. Now it feels like the right time to look at another big factor in color of compounds, the conjugated systems.

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources:

    My publication on the synthesis of Neocryptolepine

    https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2009/ob/b816608k#!divAbstract

    On Colour and Coloring

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_color

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_color

    On Covalent Bonds and Conjugated Systems

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covalent_bond

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjugated_system

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delocalized_electron

    Dyes and Pigments

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigment

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azo_dye

    Magic Ink

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Wonder

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuco_dye

    https://patents.google.com/patent/US9573403B1/en

  • Our 2020 new year’s celebration had to look quite different this year. The Belgian government had to restrict contact, so no extended family, and no fireworks this year. All for very good, Corona-related reasons. This meant for us that we had to find an alternative, so that we could still give our 3-year old daughter a little spectacle. With glow sticks and chemiluminescence in our back packs, we then went on to celebrate a very special and very different new year. This podcast we shall use to understand chemiluminescence, the phenomenon that allowed for us to have a nice evening 😊

    If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected].

    Sources

    Glowsticks

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glow_stick

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuchtstab

    Luminescence and Chemiluminescence

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminescence

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumineszenz

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemiluminescence

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemilumineszenz

    Glow stick compounds

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenyl_oxalate

    Chemiluminescence of Glow Sticks

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroxyoxalate

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroxyoxalat-Chemilumineszenz

    Crime Scene Investigation and Luminol

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminol

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminol

    Additional reading on the science of luminescence

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeregter_Zustand

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_level

    American Cyanamid and Bell Labs – Two companies involved in developing glow sticks

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cyanamid

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Labs