Chemistry is everywhere

ton van oeffel

A podcast about chemistry in our daily lives and in the world around us

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16 episodes
Updated Jan 26, 2024

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Jan 26, 2024 · 9 min
Ammonia - fuel or fertilizers?
In this episode i talk about ammonia production, energy requirements, use as fertilizers and as fuel.
Jan 12, 2024 · 9 min
Chemistry of wine
In this episode i talk about the chemistry of turning grape juice into wine. What the grape is made of, the fermentation process and the ageing of wines.
Jun 11, 2023 · 7 min
The chemistry of life
This episode is about fundamental aspects of life, the first living organisms, how oxygen got in our atmosphere and complex organic molecules such as DNA.
Apr 9, 2023 · 9 min
The origin of elements
In this episode I will discuss the how and when the elements of the periodic table were formed.
Mar 19, 2023 · 6 min
The age of the earth
Chemistry uses radiometric dating to calculate the age of the materials the earth is made of.
Mar 12, 2023 · 1 min
Chemistry of earth and life
This season is about about the chemistry that lead to the formation of our planet and the origin of life and the elements.
Feb 25, 2022 · 9 min
Lithium - the new gold?
This episode is about lithium, how it is produced and its use in lithium batteries.
Dec 12, 2021 · 14 min
Fuels: fossil, renewable and zero-carbon
This episode covers the relation between fuel and energy, fossil fuels vs renewable fuels, and what makes a good fuel.
Nov 27, 2021 · 13 min
Hydrogen
This episode is about the chemistry of Hydrogen, production methods, the colour coding and the use as a fuel.
Nov 14, 2021 · 9 min
Nitrogen and climate change
This episode is about Nitrogen. What it is, where it comes from and how Nitrogen affects climate change.
Oct 17, 2021 · 11 min
Carbon dioxide
Everything you always wanted to know about carbon dioxide, but were afraid to ask.
Sep 25, 2021 · 19 min
Food chemistry
In this episode I will discuss the chemistry of the various components that food is made of, and how food can go bad.
Sep 13, 2021 · 14 min
Chemistry of Water
This episode covers some intersting facts about water in our daily life and in the world around us.
Sep 9, 2021 · 12 min
Chemistry of plants
In this eposide we will learn that plants are the key to life on earth.
Aug 22, 2021 · 8 min
Chemistry in our body
In this episode we will give an introduction to the various chemical processes that take place in our body.
Aug 1, 2021 · 11 min
All matter is made of atoms
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter. In this episode we will explain that all properties of matter are related to how the atoms in their molecules are arranged.