methylene chloride

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meth·yl·ene chlor·ide

(meth'ĭ-lēn klōr'īd),
Volatile liquid with a pungent odor; harmful vapor. Organic solvent used for cellulose acetate plastic; degreasing and cleaning fluids; and in food processing. Pharmaceutical aid (solvent).
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With 210 tables and figures to support Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) market analysis, this research provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.
Revised assessment of cancer risk to dichloromethane II.
ii) Graded doses of dichloromethane of HB root (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, po) were tested against cold restraint ulcer (CRU) model to identify the effective dose and selected for further studies in other ulcer models.
Drug was extracted from the release medium using Dichloromethane which was later evaporated using dry nitrogen gas.
The yields of the petroleum ether (PE), dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA) and methanol (ME) extracts were 2.
Dichloromethane in the ionic liquid solution was removed in a rotary evaporator at 35[degrees]C.
A traditional paint stripper (1), (2) utilizes small molar volume solvents with moderate evaporation rates, such as dichloromethane and affects only the polymeric coating and not its substrate.
77 mmol) and dichloromethane (50 mL) was treated with oxalyl chloride (3.
In experiments, Black Diamond was blended and extracted with dichloromethane.
Take the European Chlorinated Solvent Association: it was upset at January's backing by the European Parliament of a ban on dichloromethane in paint strippers, with the organisation saying this chemical should have been assessed through REACH instead.
In it are methanol and dichloromethane (DCM), banned in Austria, Denmark and Sweden, with Germany and France set to follow suit - but not in the UK and Ireland, where they are available in high street products.