"Alchemy" – industrial chemistry

Discover the industrial processes used to manufacture or refine common chemicals and materials.

Sulfuric Acid
In association with Hays Chemical Distribution Ltd
An introduction to sulfuric acid production
Polythene
In association with BP Chemicals
An introduction to polythene production.
Sodium
In association with Associated Octel Co Ltd
An introduction to sodium production.
Alchemy: nylon
In association with DuPont
An introduction to nylon production.
Oil Refining
In association with Shell UK
An introduction to oil refining.
Iron and Steel
In association with British Steel
An introduction to iron and steel production.
Making Medicines
In association with GlaxoSmithKline
An introduction to nitric acid production.
Nitric acid
In association with AkzoNobel
An introduction to nitric acid production.
Copper Refining
In association with IMI Refiners Ltd
An introduction to copper refining.
Gases from Air
In association with BOC
An introduction to extracting gases from air.
Combinatorial Chemistry
In association with GlaxoSmithKline
An introduction to combinatorial chemistry.
Computational Chemistry
In association with GlaxoSmithKline
An introduction to computational chemistry.
Ammonia
In association with AkzoNobel
An introduction to ammonia.
Chemicals from Salt
In association with AkzoNobel
An introduction to extracting chemicals from salts.
Aluminium Extraction
In association with Anglesey Aluminium Metals Ltd
An introduction to aluminium extraction.