Sentences with phrase «as a solvent»

For example, the ingredient Propylene Glycol (commonly found in soft treats) is a chemical used as a solvent in brake fluid.

Exposure to DEP, used as a solvent in many products containing fragrance (e.g., perfume, deodorant, soaps and shampoos) is typically highest in men and women age 20 years and older, followed closely by 12 - to 19 - year - olds.

Apple juice, which is high in malic acide, acts as a solvent in the bile to weaken adhesions between solid globules.

Consumers may be surprised to learn that so - called «natural flavors» can actually contain synthetic chemicals such as the solvent propylene glycol or the preservative BHA.

«Using water as a solvent is ideal as it is benign, plentiful, cheap and not harmful to the environment.»

Fats also serve as solvents for hormones and fat - soluble vitamins.

Yet the committee suggests that liquids such as ammonia or formamide, a derivative of formic acid, could serve as a solvent for cellular compounds.

Whereas traditional tinctures use alcohol as the solvent, glycerites rely on glycerin as the main (or only solvent).

The Smartphone likewise acts as a solvent on tradition, including religious tradition.

This active ingredient is found in engine coolants and antifreeze, airplane de-icers, tire sealants, rubber cleaners, polyurethane cushions, paints, adhesives, enamels, and varnishes, and in many products as a solvent or surfactant.

That brings me to the morning of December 13, in my accountant's office, when I got the sobering news: I am not, in any way, as solvent as I thought I was.

Furthermore, just as comprehensive schools are desirable as a solvent of social class lines, so classes with students of differing abilities are valuable, provided the classes can be internally organized so as to let students proceed at their own pace, with enrichment through greater depth and scope of materials independently mastered by the most able students, and with special assistance by the teacher for the less able.

It needs to build up its tax base if it's to become functional as well as solvent.

Interestingly, carbon dioxide at about 1,000 atmospheres is liquid and as a solvent dissolves oils easily.

However, phases also were affected by the decomposition pathway of the precursor, which could be influenced by using oleylamine as a solvent, because it can also act as a coordinating ligand and a reducing agent.

Fred Pohland at the University of Pittsburgh, the pioneer of the wet approach, found that industrial compounds, such as the solvent trichlorethylene, which is carcinogenic, are also neutralised.

They probably use it in the manufacturing of the computer as a solvent to clean up components, but you'd think it would vaporize off in the factory.

At such pressures, carbon dioxide takes on unique, «supercritical» properties that enhance its usefulness as a solvent.

The EPA also found high pH levels that could be explained by potassium hydroxide, which was used as a solvent at the site.

«Most research labs use chlorobenzene as a solvent.

He came up with what is known as a solvent - solvent extraction (SSE) approach.

According to a survey conducted by the FDA in 2010, DEP is the only phthalate still commonly used in cosmetics as solvent and fixative in fragrance.

Approvals / permits we issue to clients to use spirit for concessional use (eg as a solvent, hospital use, food flavouring etc).

It is sold as a solvent.

HFCs are a family of gases emitted into the atmosphere mainly from use in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, though they also have applications as solvents, foams, aerosols, and fire retardants.

... Companies use dioxane as a solvent for paper, cotton, and textile processiong and for various organic products.

Mainly produced by two US companies, the ingredient is also used in high dosages as a solvent in mass production, including the paper and cotton industry as well as the polymer industry for the production of PET bottles.

They will be investigating how a company that was signed off by accountants, KPMG, as a solvent business in spring 2017 could crash into liquidation with a reported # 5bn of liabilities and just # 29m left in cash, less than a year later.

Extracted desired components from samples using methods such as solvent extraction, acid digestion, and distillation

Brady concluded that social and cultural factors are paramount in solving youth health problems such as solvent sniffing in Aboriginal communities.

As you might expect, this process employs water as the solvent to remove caffeine from the green coffee beans.

Their willingness to go acts as a solvent on the constrictions of the flesh.

The recipe indicates that the secret flavouring, code - named «7X», uses alcohol as a solvent.

The broth from the waste also stabilises heavy metals, serving as both a solvent and a medium where the toxins mix and become locked into hydroxides, carbonates and sulphides that precipitate out.

Industrial grade PG is used as an active ingredient in engine coolants and antifreeze; airplane de-icers; polyurethane cushions; paints, enamels and varnishes; and in many products as a solvent or surfactant.

It's found in wood and has been used as a solvent for industries since the mid-1800s.

Every day we are exposed to hundreds of toxic chemicals such as solvents, petrochemicals, toxic metals, pesticides and more.

Some phthalates are also used as solvents and stabilizers in product formulations.

Niebuhr does talk about sacrificial love as an ideal and also as a solvent in human affairs.

In order to completely isolate the reb A, ethanol or methanol are used as a solvent to allow separation through crystallization.

They do not state what the ingredient is — could it be hexane used as a solvent to separate the fats?

Ozone depleting substances (ODSs) are those substances which deplete the ozone layer and are widely used in refrigerators, airconditioners, fire extinguishers, in dry cleaning, as solvents for cleaning, electronic equipment and as agricultural fumigants.

They are treated with hexane, a petroleum distillate that acts as a solvent, and the result is oleoresin capsicum, a thick, reddish oil.

(Both act as a solvent, extracting the flavor from whatever plant matter is steeped in them.)

However, it could be related to increased use of this chemical as a solvent in place of other long - lived chemicals (e.g. CFCs and HCFCs) that have been phased out, or from use as feedstock in the production of other chemicals.»

While DeconGel's precise chemical makeup is a secret, documents from the company show that it includes sodium hydroxide, a strong, caustic base, and ethanol, which acts as a solvent.

«One of the interesting areas for CO2 is using it as a solvent.