Alfa Chemistry Blog

Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry announces its decision and starts to provide a series of fatty acids and ester homologs for clients worldwide. Fully aware of the importance of fatty acids, the company has already released a large number of fatty acids and ester and their derivatives. The past few months has witnessed a good response from the customers as many scientists are looking for fast-delivered, high-quality fatty acids to support their research projects in multiple fields. Meanwhile, fatty acids, together with their derivatives and homologs, also have a wide range of commercial applications. For example, they are widely used in the production of soaps, detergents, and cosmetics or even in food products as dietary supplements. Moreover, they can also be used in industrial applications such as lubricants, pharmaceutical and plastics. “For instance, fatty acids can be incorporated into the synthesis of biodegradable medical polymers, which brings new advantages such as flex...

As an outstanding member of the nanomaterial family, nanofoil has enjoyed extensive popularity in either the research community or the manufacturing industry. Earlier this month, the US-located chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announces that diverse nanofoils are now commercially available for customers across the globe. Made up of thousands of nanoscale foils, nanofoil can be divided into many types based on their composition elements. The most commonly seen are: ultra thin thorium nanofoil, ultra thin erbium nanofoil, cerium nanofoil, ultra thin aluminum nanofoil, ultra thin copper nanofoil, ultra thin nickel nanofoil and the others. “Because of advantages of stable properties and room-temperature operation, nanofoil has been widely used in electronic devices assembly field, including microwave devices, concentrated solar energy devices, LED devices, chips, radiators and the others. Nanofoil can also be applied in sputtering target bonding field, and the entire operation process...

Insect pheromones are compounds used to express various information such as aggregation, foraging, mating, and vigilance. Insect pheromones exist in insects in nature, and all insects produce and recognize pheromones. Insect pheromones have been widely used in pest management internationally in recent years as they are green and environmentally friendly, making fruit and vegetable safer. What are insect pheromones made of? Insect pheromones are mainly composed of alkanes and alkenes, most of which are straight-chain unsaturated acetates with 10-18 carbons and their alcohols or aldehydes, and a few contain epoxy structures. The composition of insect pheromone in each geographic region will slightly differ from each other. Application of Insect Pheromone in Pest Control Integrated pest management has played an important role in modern agriculture. For a long time, chemical control of pests has relied almost exclusively on synthetic, laboratory-based chemicals. However, modern pe...

During the manufacturing of polymeric materials, such as plastics and rubbers, a number of chemical additives are added to inhibit or retard their degradation or to achieve better product quality. Heat stabilizers, antioxidant , UV absorber, plasticizers and lubricants are the most commonly seen and widely used additives. Heat stabilizers Heat stabilizers are mainly used for polyvinyl chloride and its copolymers. During the thermal processing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a small amount of molecular chain breaks before reaching the melt flow and releases hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen chloride is a kind of catalyst that will accelerate the molecular chain breaking reaction. Therefore, if the newly decomposed hydrogen chloride is not eliminated in time, the polymer chain will be continuously cracked into low molecular compounds, so that plastics such as polyvinyl chloride cannot be well-processed and well-formed. Adding appropriate alkaline substances to PVC can immediately neutrali...

Since the last few decades, biomedical materials have been extensively used in a lot of medical applications, such as tissue scaffolds, wound care, regenerative dentistry, bone graft, implantable devices and cosmetic surgery. Earlier this month, T,C&A Lab, a branch of Alfa Chemistry, announces to provide biomedical material testing service for customers worldwide who would like to ensure safety and efficacy of their biomaterial products. From a different perspective, laboratory testing is also a must-do step to prove if biomedical materials can meet the regulatory requirements. Only those safe, high-quality biomedical materials can better help advance research in tissue engineering, bone repair, joint studies, medical devices, 3D printed biomaterials, cellular regeneration and more. “After tireless efforts are being made, our lab is now famed as a reliable and trust-worthy partner in the analytical testing field,” says the Marketing Chief of T,C&A Lab. “At present, we can ...

Given the scope of the pandemic, the demand for quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are increasing. QACs are used as active ingredients to inactivate virus in over 200 disinfectants. Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry announces the decision to offer acid radical quaternary ammonium salts , as a strategy to diversify its product portfolio of QACs. Classified by anion, QACs are generally grouped into five types, namely, halide quaternary ammonium salts, acid radical quaternary ammonium salts, polyquaternium, quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and quaternary phosphonium compounds. “Quaternary ammonium salts are extensively used as disinfectants, surfactants, fabric softeners, and as antistatic agents in household, workplace, and industry occasions,” says the Marketing Chief of Alfa Chemistry. “We now offer various acid radical quaternary ammonium salts, including HSO4- series, SO42- series, CH3COO- series, PO43- series, HPO42- series, H2PO4- series, etc. Customers have easy access to th...

As we put 2021 behind us and celebrate the coming of 2022, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry never forgets its mission to bring the most cost-effective yet high-quality chemicals and materials to customers worldwide. Its newly launched sub-website specially offers a wide array of alternative and renewable energy materials. In addition to that, the company today announces it is also capable of conducting surface analysis and testing for materials to be used in the alternative energy industry. Policy and regulatory frameworks have been put in place to largely advocate the wide use of renewable energy to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions so as to limit the average increase of global surface temperature. This boosts a higher demand for renewable energy material and products development. If well-developed, renewable energy is expected to supply two-thirds of the total global energy demand. “ Materials testing & analysis is a key step to ensure the quality and safety ...

As a chemical supplier and a close partner for many pharmaceutical companies, universities and research institutions, Alfa Chemistry recently announces to offer a variety of synthetic chemical APIs, including: donepezil, dexmedetomidine hydrochloride, lenalidomide, parecoxib sodium, rivaroxaban, tofacitinib citrate, tamoxifen citrate, epalrestat, edaravone. All can be used in pharmaceutical preparation. “As the market for drug discovery and drug manufacturing expands dramatically over the past decade, the demand for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) hence enjoys a big growth. And in response to this trend, our management decides to introduce a new product line, providing a series of high-quality synthetic APIs with the most reasonable price,” says the Marketing Chief of Alfa Chemistry. ”Previously, we have already been a trust-worthy Contract Research Organization (CRO) for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, offering pre-formulation drug discovery, formulation an...

Uniquely positioned to be a dedicated player in the analytical testing industry, Alfa Chemistry supplies a full range of analytical reagents. Today it announces to add pharmaceutical and drug standards to its already rich offering of chromatography standards. After this move, researchers can now easily have access to certified reference materials, environmental standards, food & beverage standards, forensic and veterinary standards, life sciences standards, petrochemical standards and more such reagents. It is essential to determine the purity, formula, and dosage of each drug product, thus the use of standard analytical products for comparison can greatly improve the efficiency of drug research and development. The pharmaceutical and drug standards provided by Alfa Chemistry have advantages like high purity and stable quality, and COA will be delivered to clients together with the products they purchased. The newly added pharmaceutical and drug standards at Alfa Chemistry can...