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This is the place to locate chemical supply houses for educational, general, and specialty chemicals and equipment.

AET: NGL recovery from natural gases

Patented Mehra Process NGL Recovery Unit technology to recover C2+ or C3+ natural gas liquids (NGLs) from natural gas streams.

AFAB Enterprises

AFAB makes affordable and effective inline process refractometers. The website offers information about AFAB, product descriptions, accessory information, news, contact information, and links.

Agilent Technologies

Agilent is a manufacturer of life sciences and analytical instrumentation relating to mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, chromatography, and biotechnology. In addition to news and events, the website includes information on products and services and technical support.

Alfa Aesar

High purity organics, metals, materials.

Allchem

Buying and selling agent for surplus chemicals.

Altus Biologics

Developers of cross-linked enzyme crystals.

Atlantic Equipment Engineers

Suppliers of high purity metal powders and compounds. They also provide a nice periodic table.

Atom World

Atom World' atomic and molecular kits employ space-filling models. There is a molecule picture gallery, with molecules made using the kits.

BASF Aktiengesellschaft

From industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals along with press releases and business ventures.

Bio-Rad Laboratories

Reagents, clinical diagnostics, and analytical instruments.

Biopharma Process Systems

Freeze dryers, ovens, sterilizers and other laboratory equipment for the process industry in the UK and Ireland.

Biopolymer.net

Manufacturers and news related to polymers from natural products.

BioToolKit

Search for biotech hardware and software suppliers.

BRAND Products

Liquid handling products, laboratory glassware, plastic labware and disposables from BRAND.

Bruker, Inc.

Bruker manufactures instrumentation for life sciences, biotechnology, and analytical applications. Instrumentation for NMR, EPR, and AXS, among others, is available. This page provides links for each of the Bruker companies.

C. F. C. Reclamation & Recycling Service

Specialty gases and refrigerants.

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories

Commercial producers of stable isotopes and labeled compounds.

Cambridge Physics Outlet

Click on their catalog for science and math games and experiments.

CBI Used Technical Equipment

Online catalog of used equipment for science and industry. Search by keyword or browse by category or by manufacturer.

CERAC

Specialty inorganics, evaporation materials, and sputtering targets.

CH Instruments, Inc.

CH Instruments is a US manufacturer of electrochemical instrumentation. Product descriptions and contact information are provided.

Chemcompass

Virtual marketplace for chemical materials, services, and equipment.

ChemConnect

Search for buyers or sellers. Covers the chemical and plastic manufacturing industries.

Chemdex

Business to business chemical and equipment supplier.

ChemExpo

A virtual trade show for the chemical industry.

Chemical Supplier Directory

Searchable directory of over 500 chemical suppliers.

ChemicalAnalysis.com

Specializes in analytical chemistry suppliers, publishers, and software.

ChemIndustry.com

Searches chemistry Web sites for such topics as: employment opportunities, markets for chemical buyers and sellers, and equipment and software manufacturers.

City Chemical

About 15,000 compounds, both common chemicals and rare, hard to find items. Searchable product catalog available.

Colloidal Dynamics

Colloidal Dynamics manufactures laboratory and online instrumentation for measuring particle size and zeta potential in concentrated colloids. Product, technique, and company information is available from this website.

Compco Analytical, Inc.

Compco Analytical specializes in servicing Hewlett Packard and Agilent GC/MS systems. They also offer service on most gas chromatograph, mass spectrometer, purge and trap, and data systems including Tekmar, OI, Dynatech, and Varian instruments. Used equipment is available for sale.

Corning

The Corning site offers a discovery center, information about its businesses, product and services information, an investor relations section, career descriptions, and news.

Crescent Chemical Company

Analytical standards and equipment, electrophoresis, and fine chemicals.

Custom Sensor Solutions

Designers and manufacturers of gas sensors.

Dow Chemical

Products, affiliates, and stockholder news.

Educational Innovations

This is a teacher's source for science workshop supplies.

eNASCO

NASCO offers a wide selection of science teaching aids. Included are arts and crafts materials, farm and ranch supplies, health care and health education materials, and sampling products.

Falling Film Evaporators in the Food Industry

Article by Christopher Haslego at the Chemical Engineer's Resource Page about common design features and the thermodynamics of these evaporators.

Flinn Scientific

Student chemistry and chemical safety supplies.

Graham Hart Columns

Design (mass transfer and mechanical) and manufacture of distillation and other separation columns in the UK.

Indigo Instruments

Indigo offers science education supplies for biology and related hobbies, general lab equipment, magnets, magnifying glasses, molecular models, glassware, software, clip art, and tuning forks.

Informatica Cosmos

Matches buyers and sellers of a variety of goods, including chemicals.

J. T. Baker

Laboratory reagents and specialty chemicals.

JEOL USA

Spectrometers (MS, ESR, NMR) and electron microscopes.

Klarex Self-Cleaning Heat Exchangers

Self-cleaning shell & tube heat exchangers based on fluidized bed technology for severe tube side fouling conditions.

Lab Smart, Inc.

Lab Smart is a US source for top quality continuous-flow equipment, consumables, and repair parts for the Technicon AutoAnalyzer for colorimetric analysis, CFA, and FIA. A parts catalog, product descriptions, and contact information are supplied.

LABinternet New Product And Literature Index

Laboratory products from different companies with short descriptions.

LabSeek.com

Matches clients with analytical needs to contract laboratories. Requires free registration.

LabX

Independent marketplace for buying and selling scientific equipment.

Merck

Pharmaceutical research and development organization.

Metal Suppliers Online

Find suppliers, receive quotes, buy, sell, and enter auctions.

Millipore Product Catalogs

Filtration, purification, and control products for analytical laboratory, applied microbiology, and biopharmaceutical processes.

MVS Solutions

MVS Solutions is an international consulting firm providing scientific and technical assistance to business and government in the chemical, biotech, environmental science, separations science and related industries.

NASCO Home School Internet Catalog

Provides health, mathematics, and science games and kits.

Ozone Applications

From OZOTECH, INC., applications of ozone and basic explanation on how and why it might be used.

Parr Instrument Products

Stirred reactors and pressure vessels for laboratory and pilot plants, extensive information (literature and manuals) online.

PeriodicTable.com

There are separate sections for students, teachers, chemists, biologists, and products.

PerkinElmer

PerkinElmer's site offers sections for Life Sciences, Optoelectronics, Instruments, and Fluid Sciences. There is also information about PerkinElmer, news and events, and careers. Contact and investor information may also be accessed through this website.

Pfanstiehl Laboratories

Source for carbohydrates and related products.

Phoenix

Manufacturer of labeled and unlabeled neuropeptides.

Procter & Gamble

Includes product information and news releases.

Quality Science & Software

Equation balancing software and apparatus for learning about the mole.

Quantachrome Corporation

Instrumentation for characterization of powdered and porous materials.

Rapra Technology

Provides research and consultancy expertise in rubber and plastics.

Recycler's World

Used, surplus, and recyclable commodities offered.

Regis Technologies

Custom synthesis and chiral separation chemistry.

ResinTech Ion Exchange Resins

Properties of ion exchange resins and activated carbon from ResinTech, Inc.

Rob Orr Scientific Charts and Periodic Tables

Periodic tables geared to students of high school biology and chemistry.

Rohm and Haas

Worldwide specialty chemical manufacturer.

Science Mall - USA

Science Mall offers earth and space science learning sets for teachers, students, & hobbyists. Included are museum displays, books, maps, and slides.

ScienceKits.com

Science lab kits, models, and books.

Scientific Polymer Products

Monomer, polymer, and plasticizer raw materials and custom syntheses.

SciQuest.com

E-commerce marketplace for the laboratory, as well ideas about chromatography column selection (use the Chromatography Column Shopper link). Requires paid membership.

Shell Chemical

Products, of course, and an impressive search engine for specific chemicals.

Sigma-Aldrich

Chromatography, fine chemicals, diagnostics, and supplies.

Solvay Group

International specialists in chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

Sondex Plate Heat Exchangers

Gasketed, brazed, semi-welded, free flow, and double wall plate heat exchangers from Sondex (UK) Ltd.

Stanford Materials

Supplier of high purity rare earth materials, metals, metal oxides, and alloys for research and development.

Toronto Research Chemicals

Search for specific chemical or browse their catalog.

Southern Heat Exchanger

Manufacturer of shell and tube heat exchangers. A TEMA specification sheet in MS Excel format can be downloaded.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Search 155,000 US and Canadian Companies to find the industrial products or services you need. Registration required. Click on "Free Membership".

Tranter Heat Exchangers

Manufacturer of various types of plate heat exchangers.

Union Carbide

Internet surplus equipment catalog.

Used Equipment Network

Includes material used by chemical processing industry.

Varian Associates

Chromatography, spectrophotometry, and health care systems.

Vereinigte Füllkörper-Fabriken

Random tower packings in all sizes and materials.

VWR General Catalog

Alphabetical catalog of scientific products from different suppliers.

Waters Corp.

For high performance liquid chromatography equipment.

Worthington Biochemical Corporation

Enzymes and molecular biology products.

WWW Chemicals Network

Search catalogs and find chemical suppliers and distributors.

Zeolyst International

Commercial zeolites for catalysis, adsorption, or other applications.

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