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Surfactant Lessons from the Lab
Zachariah Kovac Zachariah Kovac

Surfactant Lessons from the Lab

These are things I learned from formulating with surfactants in the last couple of months. I thought of this idea, as these are things you do not learn from reading supplier information, but actually formulating.

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Zachariah Kovac Zachariah Kovac

Heating and Coolong Formulations

Heating and cooling is an important part of formulations. We want to make sure that everything is melted properly so that it is uniform. We want to cool it down properly to prevent grains and crystallization. We had some options on how to do that.

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Chemistry Anxiety
Zachariah Kovac Zachariah Kovac

Chemistry Anxiety

Before I share a lot of chemistry, I wanted to talk about chemistry anxiety. When I tell people that I am a chemistry major, it usually follows with, "I did horrible in chemistry." Or it follows with "Chemistry was my worst subject." I do not blame them. It really is one of those subjects that you need a good teacher and you need to have some motivation to learn it.

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You are at your own risk when making anything from this blog. I am not liable for any mishaps that may occur. I do my best to include everything in the procedure to minimize the likelihood of accidents. My recommendation is always to read the post entirely first and then make the product.
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