Alfa Chemistry Blog

The past decade has seen strong growth   in the global renewable energy sector . The application of   more renewable energy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify energy supplies. In response to the boom of green energy industr ies , Alfa Chemistry Materials   decided to introduce a new product line of fuel cell catalysts , which are indispensable to the manufacturing of fuel cells. F uel cell directly converts the chemical energy of fuel into electrical energy, and it   is viewed as inherently safe power generator device for energy  that is cost- saving and ecological environment protecti ve . “ In order to improve fuel cell performance, catalysts are introduced. At present, platinum and its alloys are the most commonly used catalysts for different types of fuel cells  at both the anode and the cathode , ”   says one of the senior scientists from Alfa Chemistry Materials . “ To select the most appropriate catalyst, a number of criteria ...

Earlier this month, the management of Alfa Chemistry announced the launch of varieties of chemical fluorophores for researchers worldwide. Those newly released fluorophores, including BODIPY fluorophores, cyanine fluorophores, rhodamine fluorophores, and fluorescein fluorophores, can be widely used for bioanalysis, environmental monitoring, clinical diagnosis, fluorescence staining, as well as other application scenarios. When compared with other fluorophores, chemical fluorophores reserve s  key advantages in terms of small size and ease of synthesis. In addition, they also have the ability to construct compounds when fluorescence is activated by chemical or biochemical processes. Currently, various types of fluorophores and their derivatives are widely studied and constantly modified to achieve better application value. "Chemical fluorophores prove to be substantially brighter and more photostable than fluorescent proteins. Thus, they are extensively employed in the biologic fie...

Emerged as potential candidates for a number of scientific applications ,   which includ e   biomedical and photovoltaic applications, oxide nanoparticles have attracted considerable interest in   academia. As a chemical vendor dedicated to the field of material science, Alfa Chemistry   announced its offering of   a comprehensive range of oxide nanoparticles   on June 7, 2022. After this move, some of the most commonly seen oxide nanoparticles, such as titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) ,   and rare earth oxides, can be easily obtained at Alfa Chemistry . “ In general, a large number of oxide nanoparticles are synthesized using metal targets like iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), tin (Sn), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), cerium (Ce), bismuth (Bi), yttrium (Y), and gadolinium (Gd), ”   sa id   a senior scientist from Alfa Chemistry . “ Having...

Studies on pheromones are now gaining increasing popularity among scientists. On June 8, 2022, the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announced that the company commenced offering  aldehyde-functionalized pheromones  for researchers worldwide. It should be noted that alcohol-functionalized pheromones, another type of pheromones released earlier this year, have been well-received and well-recognized among its customers after entering the market. Therefore, Alfa Chemistry decided to accelerate efforts toward a more diversified offering of specialty chemicals. Insect pheromone refers to compounds secreted by insects and serves as the chemical language for insect communication.  Moreover, i nsect pheromones are essential tools to monitor and manage pests of agricultural crops. “Up till now, thousands of synthetic pheromones have been commercialized and found use in insect trapping, insect forecasting, and pesticide research and development,” said the Marketing Chief of...