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Substantia. An International Journal of the History of Chemistry is a open access peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the history of Chemistry and edited by the University of Florence. Topics of interest include traditional and innovative perspectives in the development of Chemistry. Fundamentals and implications of chemical theories and related sciences, interdisciplinary works (highlighting the interconnections between Chemistry, other scientific disciplines, arts, technology, social and human sciences), contributions from unpublished sources are welcome. The journal is published open access and offers top quality original full papers, essays, experimental works, reviews, biographies and dissemination manuscripts. All contributions are in English.

Editor-in-Chief
Pierandrea Lo Nostro, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
 
eISSN: 2532-3997

HIST-Substantia Outstanding Paper Award

The History of Chemistry (HIST) Division of the American Chemical Society and Substantia, edited by the Department of Chemistry of the University of Florence, launch a new "HIST-Substantia Outstanding Paper Award" to award the best history paper published in the journal. This annual award consists in a prize of 500 € that will be paid to the corresponding author of the paper.

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Announcements

Current IssueVol 9, No 1 (2025)

Published March 5, 2025

Issue Description

Cover image: Crystallized sugar syrup (polarized light, 25X objective lens magnification) by Dr. Diego García (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Real Sociedad Española de Física, Madrid, Spain). Courtesy of Nikon Small World (11th place, 2023 Photomicrography Competition, https://www.nikonsmallworld.com).

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Table of Contents

Editorial

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...
Pierandrea Lo Nostro
5-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3319

Research Articles

PFAS Toxicity and Female Reproductive Health: A Review of the Evidence and Current State of Knowledge
Maryjane Nnabuchi, Chidi Duru
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2842
A Facile Synthesis of Montmorillonite Supported CdAl2O4 Nanocomposites with Photocatalytic and Hydrophobic Properties
Kumar Rajathi, Krishnan Kalpana
23-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2841
Fluorescence Quenching of Aromatic Amino Acids by Rhodium Nanoparticles
Elizaveta Demishkevich, Alexander Zozulya, Andrey Zyubin, Ivan Lyatun, Ilia Samusev
33-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3055
Chemical Engineer George L. Standart – between Science and Ideology
Věra Dvořáčková
43-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3063
The Early Development of the Casale Process for the Production of Synthetic Ammonia (1917-1922). The protagonists, the technology, and a link between Italy and the United States
Lorenzo Francisci, Anthony S. Travis
57-72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2809
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1794-1867) – An Unusual Chemist
Juergen Heinrich Maar
73-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2810
Implementing ChatGPT as Tutor, Tutee, and Tool in Physics and Chemistry
Chitnarong Sirisathitkul, Nawee Jaroonchokanan
89-101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2808
Institutional Echoes: the Laboratório Químico Municipal do Porto (1884-1907) as a Model for the Dynamics of Scientific Institutionalization
José Ferraz-Caetano
103-126
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-2753

In Memoriam

Professor Marc Henry (1958-2024)
Sylvie Henry-Réant, Ashraf Bakkar, Romain Attal, Miroslav Radman, Laurent Schwartz
127-129
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/Substantia-3302
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Substantia. An International Journal of the History of Chemistry 

Substantia is an open access peer-reviewed academic international journal dedicated to traditional perspectives as well as innovative and synergetic implications of history and philosophy of Chemistry.  It is meant to be a crucible for discussions on science, on making science and its outcomes. Substantia hosts discussions on the connections between chemistry and other horizons of human activities, and on the historical aspects of chemistry.

eISSN: 2532-3997


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