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• EVchem Member

  January 28

  I've tried using knowde before, it's not bad but ULpropsector is a lot easier to access literature on. If I have to request every piece of info on a material  it will take too long (by sales standards). Also sometimes I'm just browsing, having to follow up with each rep for a material I just had passing interest in is time consuming.
• Perry Administrator, Professional Chemist

  January 28

  I've used knowde a bunch and there are things I like about it. The search display is better than UL Prospector and the search process seems a bit more user friendly.
  
  However, their algorithms are a bit dumb and give erroneous information. For example, I do a search for "preservatives" and it gives back examples like...
  
  Neolipid™ SC Biobarrier - not a preservative
  STEOL® CA-460 - (ammonium lauryl sulfate) - not a preservative
  
  And these are on the first page. If you go to the next page you just find a bunch of surfactants that no one who is looking for a preservative would ever use as a preservative.
  
  The same thing happens with other searches. It's just a dumb search engine which needs to be smarter to make it useful. 

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• chickenskin Member

  January 28

  @Perry
  
  Would you be willing to talk to the founder about your concerns?
• Perry Administrator, Professional Chemist

  January 28

  @chickenskin - Sure. Although I have actually talked to some people over there previously. But that was probably a year or so ago. If they want to connect again, I could do that.
  
  

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• chickenskin Member

  January 29

  Perry said:

  @chickenskin - Sure. Although I have actually talked to some people over there previously. But that was probably a year or so ago. If they want to connect again, I could do that.
  
  

  Thanks Perry I sent you a PM.