Found 14 Articles for Environmental Chemistry

Introduction Due to the wide variety of materials they offer, forests are essential to human life. They create oxygen, which is necessary for life to exist on earth, operate as a carbon sink, and store carbon, earning them the title of "earth lung." Furthermore, they regulate the hydrological cycle, and the global climate; purify the water; provide habitat for wildlife, reduce global warming, absorb harmful gases, and many more. More trees are planted and wooded areas are maintained through the practice of forest conservation to ensure their sustainability for future generations. But it has become crucial to protect forests ... Read More

Introduction Water molecules are maintained close to one another by an unknown force, as is common knowledge. The molecules can travel around without restriction. However, in addition to this force, the water molecules also have some kind of thermal energy, which is generated by extraordinarily fast vibrations. As a result, molecules at the surface move or vibrate with such strength that they escape into the atmosphere and turn into vapour. It is known as evaporation. The process is also reversible, allowing molecules to reassemble to create liquids. Condensation describes this. Although these words tend to sound similar, the processes they ... Read More

Introduction The biodegradable, name itself is a combination of two words that are bio and degradable which means any substance or object is capable of being degraded or decomposed through bacterial action or by any other living organisms without producing any kind of pollution. And, this biodegradation process is assumed to occur naturally. Some examples of biodegradables are organic wastes, paper, woods, etc. While Non-biodegradable or not-biodegradable means any substance or object that is not capable or incapable of being decomposed or broken down by the action of bacteria, fungi, or any other form of life. Some examples of non-biodegradable ... Read More

Introduction Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers are two categories constituted of large molecules. These polymeric substances are those macromolecules formed by the linkage of smaller repeating units called monomers. Polymers like cellulose, proteins, nucleic acids, paper, glass, plastic, and rubber are some of its examples. These large molecules and polymers are broken down into simpler molecules under two conditions - naturally or synthetically. Natural change is the biological activity of enzymes, and synthetically undergoing changes are due to adding chemicals to these polymers. The process of degradation or breaking down of large molecules into simpler ones under such conditions is called ... Read More