Ear drops can contain various forms of hydrogen peroxide. A common type is carbamide hydroxide, which adds oxygen to the wax, causing it to bubble. This softens and helps to remove the buildup.

Researchers have found an efficient, less energy-intensive, and environment-friendly way of synthesising hydrogen peroxide, a chemical that finds a range of industrial uses. Hydrogen peroxide is a ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's four-month suspension of cobalt exports has led to an 84% surge in cobalt hydroxide prices. The export ban has caused uncertainty in the global cobalt market ...

Prices for cobalt hydroxide — the main product exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo — have jumped 84% since the country imposed a four-month suspension on shipments in February to ...

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed water-splitting catalysts that are both cost-effective and efficient for hydrogen production. The efficiency of these catalysts ...

Why does this matter? Well, last year the DRC produced around 220,000t of cobalt, primarily in the form of cobalt hydroxide, which amounts to a whopping 76% of global supply. LME cobalt has run 56% ...

Cobalt hydroxide, the main form of the metal produced in Congo, has slid below $6 a pound. The ban could be a blessing for Indonesia, the second-biggest cobalt producer that’s seeing a growing ...

Prices for cobalt hydroxide — the main product exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo — have jumped 84% since the country imposed a four-month suspension on shipments in February to rein in a ...

Cobalt hydroxide, the main form of the metal produced in Congo, has slid below $6 a pound. “The DRC has played its trump card,” BMO Capital Markets analyst George Heppel said in an emailed note.