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What is Calcium Oxide (CaO)?
Calcium oxide, also known as quicklime, is an alkaline substance that has been in use since the medieval age. It is believed that quicklime is one of the oldest chemicals known to the human race. It can also be referred to as burnt lime or lime. Calcium oxide has a medium viscosity and a high surface tension, […]
What is Glass?
Glass manufacturing has an age-old tradition which dates back to around 3500 BC when glass is believed to have been first artificially produced in Egypt and Mesopotamia to be used as jewellery and later as vessels. Since then processes have constantly evolved from craftsmanship to today’s high-tech industrial processes and the number of glass types […]
Efforts underway to export 100 tonnes of lychees to Australia
Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has worked with local farm produce importers to sell some 100 tonnes of Vietnamese “thieu” lychees in southern and western states. Along with a programme to build national trademarks and promote lychee exports to Australia, the office has assigned officials to respond to requests for support in dealing with import procedures, […]
Uses of Granite
It is the world’s toughest substance. It has been used for thousands of years. Apart from using it from building monuments, it is also used in curling balls and gym walls for training mountain climbing. Below are the granite uses in different forms: Building monuments Granite used in jewellery Granite used in fireplace mantle and floor Granite […]
what are the advantages and disadvantages of non-woven masks?
Masks are used more and more in life. To protect their health, people will choose masks to protect their health when traveling, but there are many types of masks and different cloths for masks. Flat masks can be divided They are: cotton masks, non-woven fabric masks, polymer material masks, activated carbon powder filter masks, activated […]
Ever Given shipowner blames SCA for Suez canal blockage
The owner of the Ever Given ship, which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, blamed the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) for the accident and demanded an initial compensation of $100,000 for the detention of the ship. Lawyers for Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of the Ever Given ship that ran aground in the […]