Using solar energy to turn raw materials into ingredients for everyday life
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Just about everything we touch in the course of a day - car, phone, computer, fridge, detergent - even medicines, rely on the chemical industry to turn raw materials such as petroleum by-products, minerals and farm products into valuable chemicals that are the ingredients of life's essential objects.