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Surfactants present a real challenge to the analytical chemist as they are a very complex class of chemical compounds.
Surfactants present a real challenge to the analytical chemist as they are a very complex class of chemical compounds. As well as having widespread use in household cleaners, personal care products and cosmetics, they are also found in photochemicals, oil field chemicals, construction materials, adhesives, lubricants, metalworking, mining, pulp and paper and pharmaceutical products.
Carol Robinson Awarded 2024 Lifetime Achievement European Inventor Award
July 24th 2024Carol Robinson of the University of Oxford has received the European Inventor Award 2024 for Lifetime Achievement from the European Patent Office for her work bringing mass spectrometry to structural biology.