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HYDROGEN BUILDING [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

Element : An element one of the basic chemical ’building blocks’ for example oxygen or hydrogen. Each element has characteristics which identify it as such.

CONT

Base chemicals including the petrochemical building blocks, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylenes, and methanol, which are all important chemical building blocks sourced from the petrochemical industry.

CONT

Amino acids are the chemical building blocks which proteins are made from.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Outre les dangers chimiques associés aux monomères (éléments constitutifs chimiques de base tels que le propylène [...] et l'éthylène [...], lesquels peuvent avoir des effets toxiques mais sont mieux connus pour leur propriétés explosives), il y a d'autres aspects de l'industrie des plastiques dont vous devriez être conscient.

Spanish

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