Alliance Chemical Resource Library – Page 4

Chemical & Product GuidesJun 24, 20269 min read

Boric Acid and Ants: How Borate Baits Work, and What to Buy

Boric acid (H3BO3, CAS 10043-35-3) is the borate active ingredient behind registered ant baits; published work describes it as a slow-acting stomach toxicant that also damages...

Chemical & Product GuidesJun 23, 202610 min read

Why d-Limonene Dissolves Styrofoam: The Orange-Peel Solvent Explained

d-Limonene (C10H16, CAS 5989-27-5) is a non-polar terpene solvent steam-distilled from citrus peels — it is what gives oranges their smell. It dissolves polystyrene foam (“Styrofoam”)...

Chemical & Product GuidesJun 22, 202614 min read

Isopropyl Alcohol for Electronics: From Your Repair Bench to a $50,000 Wafer

Isopropyl alcohol is a fast-evaporating solvent (CAS 67-63-0, formula (CH₃)₂CHOH or C₃H₈O) widely used in electronics for cleaning rosin flux, oils, fingerprints, and thermal paste, leaving...

Water & EnvironmentalJun 19, 202615 min read

Sodium Hydroxide in Direct Air Capture: How Caustic Soda Pulls CO₂ From the Sky

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH, CAS 1310-73-2) is the low-cost, most-studied alkaline absorbent for liquid direct air capture (DAC). It pulls carbon dioxide straight out of ambient air...

Water & EnvironmentalJun 18, 202612 min read

Why Hydrogen Peroxide Didn’t Turn the Reflecting Pool Blue: The Algae Chemistry, Explained

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, CAS 7722-84-1) does oxidize and break down algae, which is why it is a real chlorine-free pool treatment — but it is an...

Water & EnvironmentalJun 18, 202616 min read

Sodium Hypochlorite for Cooling Towers & AI Data Centers: Dosing, Cost & Treatment Guide

Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl, CAS 7681-52-9) — liquid chlorine bleach — is the workhorse oxidizing biocide for recirculating cooling-tower water. Dosed to an ORP/free-chlorine setpoint (commonly ~0.5 ppm...

Emerging TechnologyJun 17, 202615 min read

Acetone in Carbon Fiber & Composite Manufacturing: Surface Prep, Cleanup, Grades & Recycling

Acetone (C3H6O, CAS 67-64-1) is the workhorse solvent of carbon-fiber and advanced-composite fabrication. It is used to degrease molds and tooling, clean and prep cured laminate...

Emerging TechnologyJun 9, 202615 min read

Isopropyl Alcohol in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Wafer Cleaning, Marangoni Drying & Grade Selection

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA, C3H8O, CAS 67-63-0) is the highest-volume cleaning and drying solvent in semiconductor manufacturing. It is used as the final-rinse solvent and the drying...

Emerging TechnologyJun 8, 202614 min read

Sulfuric Acid in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: How Black-Mass Leaching Recovers Nickel, Cobalt & Lithium

Sulfuric acid is the primary leaching reagent used in lithium-ion battery recycling to dissolve nickel, cobalt, manganese, and lithium from "black mass," the shredded electrode powder...

Emerging TechnologyJun 4, 202615 min read

Phosphoric Acid: From Cola to EV Batteries — Uses, Grades & Rust Removal

Phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄, CAS 7664-38-2) is a colorless, odorless inorganic acid and the third-largest-volume mineral acid in the world. It is a triprotic acid (three acidic...

Chemical & Product GuidesJun 3, 202614 min read

Hydrochloric Acid 37%: ACS Reagent vs Technical Grade — Which Purity Do You Actually Need?

Hydrochloric acid 37% (HCl, CAS 7647-01-0) is concentrated, fuming hydrochloric acid — about 12 molar and the strongest standard grade sold. The two grades that matter...

Water & EnvironmentalJun 2, 202614 min read

Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFS): The Industrial Buyer’s Guide to Uses, Grades, Safety & the 2026 Supply Squeeze

Hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFS, H2SiF6, CAS 16961-83-4) is a corrosive, ~23% aqueous fluorine acid recovered as a byproduct of phosphate-fertilizer manufacturing. About 63% of U.S. supply goes...

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