In contrast to chemicals containing chlorine and bromine, nitrogen oxides destroy ozone globally between 25 and 35 km. Nitrous oxide behaves in a similar way to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): it is ...

Fire retardants are used to slow or stop wildfires. Similarly, flame retardants are used in appliances like TVs and building ...

Lithium was later used to lower the melting temperature of glass and aluminium oxide. Demand for lithium decreased after the Cold War ended until 2007 when lithium ion batteries came on the market.

SMM Exclusive: China Metals Output In February And Forecast For March The resource volume of the Coroás rare earth mine in Brazil increased by 150%. China Northern Rare Earth: Pr-Nd and Other Rare ...