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General To the Top
Industrial Products
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MatWeb Material Type Search Quick access to the polymers/plastics, metals, ceramics and other engineering materials in the database by Material Type, Property, Composition, Trade Name and Manufacturer
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Alloy and Trade Name Technical Properties Over 6,000 metals and alloys from MaterialNet’s technical property database. Search by alloy or trade name, chemical composition or properties required.
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National Composition Standards for Copper Alloys for BS EN, Old BS, ASTM & DIN Coppers and Copper Alloys
Our Molecules
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Molecule of the Week ( with an archive A-Z)
Our Elements To the Top
- Guide to Elements sites on the internet
- Periodic Table Clickable symbols leading to classification and properties of each Element
- WebElementsTM Comprehensive Web Periodic table, Mark Winter; The University of Sheffield
- The Orbitron A web gallery of atomic (hybrid and molecular) orbitals; Author of WebElements
- Isotopic Periodic Table USGS
Official Classffications/Registries and Nomenclature To the Top
Nomenclature – Basics & Databases
- IUPAC Nomenclature External window
CAS and EINECS Numbers (Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number; EINECS -European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substance)
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Acros Organics Catalogue’s search result lists substances linked to CAS & EINECS numbers and basic substance properties; Search by the chemical’s name, part of name, molecular formula, , chemical structure 02/03/04
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CAS numbers for Cosmetic Ingredients see also their
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EINECS Information System (updated 03/04/04) Search database for CAS and EINECS numbers, substance name and Chemical Formula (key word including name, first part or part of name); Exampe search results: phospho (2,152), phosphonic (222), phosphonic acid (208) ; EINECS Information System of the European Chemical Bureau;
HS -Harmonized System Commodity Classifications
- HS -codes The World Customs Organisation (WCO), based in Brussels, is the body responsible for assigning HS -Harmonized System codes
- HS-Codes: Harmonized System Codes Commodity Classification A very comprehensive database Indian Import-export portal; including
SIC- Standard Industrial Classifications
- SIC Cods Same Indian database above; examples
Specialist Codes (Classifications by substance or product)
- Enzymes A well structured database based on the classification of EC Nomenclature (EC 1 – EC 6)
- Food additives Approved in the EU; by name and E numbers with useful links
Substance Classification/Properties Resources
- MetaXChem(Chemie.de) Chemistry Meta Search Engine; searches chemicals from online catalogues of suppliers and databases
- ChemIDplus A database of about 370,000 chemical records with 200,000 structures with locator links to allow immediate searching of several other databases for information about a given chemical
- ChemFinder Substance search database; Search options or Results include CAS Registry Number
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) Structure Index, Structures and nomenclature of 660 common (and not so common) PAHs: allows users to browse/search to display name(s), Chemical Structures, CAS Registry numbers, Molecular Weights, and Molecular Descriptors; NIST Special Publication 922
Acronyms and Abbreviations To the Top
- Acronym database Broken link Search by Acronym e.g. ATP, PVC, or Keyword e.g. ammonia; Indiana University
- Acronyms & Abrreviations of Chemical Compounds 21/08/03
Biochemistry. Biotechnology and Clinical To the Top
- Biochemical Nomenclature IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (JCBN)
- Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology (including Enzymes)
- 20 Common Amino Acids
- BioChemistry in Pictures (“list of figures”) in ” Biochemistry Online: An Approach Based on Chemical Logic”
- Chitosan and Chitosan Oligomer from crab shell 18/02/04
- Trace Elements Index Clinical Significance and Reference Ranges for Trace Elements in humans ARUP Laboratories
Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse To the Top
- AIDSDrugs Structures Substances listed in the US National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) AIDSDRUGS file with viewable structures ( see chemical Structure Viewers)
- Anti-inflammatory Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry; Wiley InterScience
- British National Formulary see Index (A-Z) to go to composition of each drug requires careful use of the structure of the databases; BNF is completely free -but registration needed; Virtual Health Network (VHN)
- Erowid’s Psychoactive Vaults
- USADA Guide ”to Prohibited Classes of Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping provides information from the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission and materials from U.S. Anti-Doping Agency”
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Nutrient Database for Standard Reference see also Reports by Single Nutrients
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Food Composition Data on Mineral and Food Composition Data General Information; Princeton University
- Birds Encyclopedia of Aroma Therapy by plant name and properties
- Flavors, Oils, Essences Fragrances Perfumery
- Flavours Database (Flavornet, Sensory Lexicon) Aroma compounds of natural products (700 odourants) sorted by generic and specific names and CAS Number; has also Kovats & Ester retentionindices; see Home Page for explanations; Cornell University
- Honey Information and Applications
- Starch & Sweeteners
- Chemicals in Coffee: Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) with references ; (1) Chemicals found in a plant (in ppm levels), e.g. in coffea arabica, linked -to biological activities and to plants in which the chemical is also found in highest amounts e.g. tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) KUNTZE (Theaceae)) (best example chemical: caffeine); (2) Click plant name in link; e.g. tea, in turn gives thechemicals in Tea (Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases)
- ATHENA MINERALOGY 21/2/04
Minerals by Chemical Composition A-Z Index or Search - Mineral Classification Classification for known minerals 21/2/04
- MINERALS by name and classification
- Mineral Index A-Z index of minerals leading to images and properties of minerals 22/03/04
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Color Additives in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices listed for Use in the United States
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Food additives Approved in the European Union, including E numbers with useful links
- International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, Enterprise DG – European Commission; Click Cosmetics>INCI or directly by
- The Good Scents Company
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FAO/WHO Database (see cover http://www.fao.org/es/esn/jecfa/database/cover.htm )
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Specifications for Food Additives see Example data for Benzoic Acid
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Sweetners 18/10/04
Fertilisers
Pest Control and Pesticides
- Compendium of Pesticide Common Names Believed to be the only place where all of the ISO approved names are listed
- Chemical Ingredients Database Search by name of pesticide e.g. malathion, or its CAS Reg Number 121-75-5
- Results may include: Scientific name, CAS Number Common names, Trade names, classifications; US EPA/OPP
- Pherolist Compound Index Pheromones (insect attractants) database -chemical components identified in sex glands of female Lepidoptera insects and other chemicals attractive to male moths; Pherolist home page for details
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Macrogalleria Excellent illustrative 5-level resource for polymers: occurrences, uses, chemistry, production and research
Surface Active Substances To the Top
- Surfactants Virtual Library: Applications Describes home products: Soaps, Detergents and Consumer Products – Laundry Detergent – Shampoo – Cosmetics – Sun Care, as well as applications in the medical, environmental and mineral industries
Home Chemistry and Products To the Top
Articles
General Sources
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Consumer Chemistry Covers:
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Food additives |Soaps & detergents |Household cleaners|Photochemistry |Cooking with chemistry |Toothpaste|Petroleum|Plastics|Plastics recycling|Batteries |Cosmetics | Salinity | Acid rain|Rust | Fertilisers |Glass |Glues
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Kids experiments
Kitchen Chemistry
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Edible Oils 3/02/04
Cleaning -Disinfection -Protection -Control
