Application Of Organic Chemistry

Application of organic chemistry in daily life
Organic chemistry serves important roles in our daily life. In the early century, chemistry was first systemized into three groups which are animals, vegetables and mineral. It was then found out that compounds were formed in the growth of both flora and fauna and all substance or compound which is a product of the natural life-processes was given the term “organic”. It was believed that organic compound could not be created except by living plants and animals which are called the vital force theory. As cited by Norris, (1922), a scientist called Wöhler managed to turn an inorganic compound, ammonia cyanate into urea which is an organic compound in 1828 which immediately put the vital force theory

Human implements the knowledge in organic chemistry to increase crop yield and crop protection. Agriculture is important for human as it has economic value and creates food sustainability. In recent years, agricultural and organic chemistry are no longer distinct disciplines that help in crop and animal production. Advance in organic helps to create a better lifestyle. However, it also created some challenges towards the environment. Formulation of synthetic fertilizer used in agriculture is one of the inventions from organic chemistry. Plants or crops cannot depend only from the nutrition of soils, they need additional supply of nutrients so that they can grow faster and healthier. Fertilizers are basically synthetic nutrient and vitamins for plant in order to ensure they grow without shortage of any nutrient. Fertilizers are made from compost piles, organic matter, and organic waste that contain high amount of nitrogen. Nitrogen is the most important element for most crops (Allen, 2011). Plants need additional nitrogen to maintain their stems in concrete shape. Developments in agriculture in the presence of organic chemistry enable crops to be produced in areas that are previously unsuitable for agriculture. By putting appropriate chemical to the land, it helped to create higher yields to counterbalance the loss of available agricultural land. Furthermore, application of pesticides helped agriculture to

Food industry especially canned food usually implements knowledge of organic chemistry in their production. Appropriate usage of chemicals will kill microorganisms or stop their growth. Chemical food preservatives are those substances which are added in very low quantities (up to 0.2%) which do not alter the organoleptic and physico-chemical properties of the food or may only bring minute effects.Sodium benzoate is one of the food preservative that is widely used and it can be found in many foods and soft drinks (Lennerz, 2015).Furthermore, in alcohol industry, the production of ethanol can be increased by altering the chemical reaction of certain hydrocarbons group or adding catalyst in fermentation process. These methods do not only reduce the cost of production but also increase the speed of production. Besides that, food colouring is one of the inventions of organic chemistry in food and beverage industry. Colour is added to replace colour loss during processing, to enhance the existing colour, minimize batch variations and to color otherwise uncoloured food (Dr M Madhava Naidu, 2013). Food flavouring used in food processing also improves the food economic value. The amino acid’s sodium salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is one of the most commonly used food enhancer in food processing.The major components of most flavours and fragrances are a class of compounds known as