Until then the only alternatives were
organic solvents such as aromatic hydrocarbons or benzene derivatives which could leave toxic residues.
«By choosing a different outer block in the bottlebrush - like block copolymers, our nanorods can be dissolved and uniformly dispersed in
organic solvents such as toluene or chloroform, or in water.»
Not exact matches
Such batteries typically rely on liquid electrolytes, which are made up of an
organic solvent and dissolved salts.
It is noteworthy, that
such aryne intermediates are usually obtained either with hard irradiation or using
organic solvents.
To produce
such light shows, researchers treat euthanized rodents with several
organic solvents to remove the water and lipids that made them opaque.
Conventional homogeneous techniques use typically
organic solvents,
such as toluene, which are not environmentally benign.
The researchers were able to prepare new bijels from a variety of common
organic, water - insoluble
solvents,
such as toluene, that had ligands dissolved in it, and deionized water, which contained the nanoparticles.
This can help us understand
such things as how ions move from water into a cell membrane, or how to extract Hanford's radioactive cesium from water using oil or other
organic solvents.»
If you are not familiar with Berkey water filters you will be pleased to learn that this type of filter removes pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites entirely and extracts harmful chemicals
such as herbicides, pesticides, VOCs,
organic solvents, radon 222 and trihalomethanes.
Many household cleaners contain contain hazardous ingredients
such as
organic solvents and petroleum based chemicals which can release volatile
organic compounds into your indoor air.
Their paints have zero volatile
organic compounds and they do not add toxic
solvents such as formaldehyde or toluene to their paints, which can be released in the indoor air.
Most indoor air quality issues stem from contaminants
such as volatile
organic compounds (present in many building materials, paints and
solvents) and allergens
such as dust, mould and pollen.
The «
organic» paint brands,
such as Ecos, which emerged in the late 1980s, heralded a new era of odourless paints, free of
solvents and VOCs (volatile
organic compounds) and paved the way for other companies» environmentally safe formulas.