Chain reaction : how chemistry shapes us and our world /

"By one of the world's leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world."--Amazon.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Uchegbu, Ijeoma F. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Mariner Books, [an imprint of] HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Edition:	First US edition.
Subjects:	Biochemistry > Popular works. Human body > Composition > Popular works. Chemistry > Popular works. Biochimie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Composition corporelle > Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Chimie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Chemistry is everywhere and everywhere is chemistry
Our bodies: Why you and I are walking chemical reactions
Food: Breaking down the stuff on our plates
Cosmetics: How chemistry's colours can change how we look and feel
Clothing and jewellery: The art and science of draping, decorating, shielding and sparkling
Plastics: Why we are hopelessly hooked on the plastic chemical bond
Pollutants: The bits of chemistry we do not want
Glue: The sticky chemistry that holds us together
Buildings: The materials that hold up our homes
Medicines: Chemistry at the edge of life
The end: The chemistry of death and dying
Epilogue: Why chemistry always matters.