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Page 116
... solvent used in the extraction of uranium and plutonium salts from reactor effluents , as a solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose ace- tate , and as a heat - exchange medium . A phos- phorus - containing compound with molecular ...
... solvent used in the extraction of uranium and plutonium salts from reactor effluents , as a solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose ace- tate , and as a heat - exchange medium . A phos- phorus - containing compound with molecular ...
Page 118
... solvent for machinery ; it is not used in va- pour degreasing processes because no stabi- lizer is available that will prevent its decom- position at high temperatures . It is produced by the reaction of 1,1 - dichloroethylene and ...
... solvent for machinery ; it is not used in va- pour degreasing processes because no stabi- lizer is available that will prevent its decom- position at high temperatures . It is produced by the reaction of 1,1 - dichloroethylene and ...
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... solvent , or ALKAHEST , a substance supposed by the alchemists to exist and to be capable of dissolving any other substance . The German chemist Johann Kunckel von Löwenstjern pointed out in the late 17th cen- tury that a truly ...
... solvent , or ALKAHEST , a substance supposed by the alchemists to exist and to be capable of dissolving any other substance . The German chemist Johann Kunckel von Löwenstjern pointed out in the late 17th cen- tury that a truly ...
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