The chemist was able to demonstrate his ability to yield base fentanyl from the organic polymers in the vial.
Jokes aside, understanding how this drug works will be important to detecting illegal labs in the black market and getting this stuff off the street. He probably even dons a fedora in the evening and deals this stuff to kids like he is Heisenberg from Breaking Bad. China recently brought out fire hoses and mounted police to tame the civil unrest in Hong Kong.