solvent
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Specifically, that 2001 testing showed the carcinogenic solvent and dry-cleaning chemical perchloroethylene, or PCE, in the soil at levels as high as 6,658 micrograms per liter, said Alysa Pakkidis, information officer for the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Our catalyst works a bit differently because it actually just ejects the electron directly into solvent," says Zachary Wickens, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry who led the work.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
After four extraction cycles using the same solvent batch, the team recovered nearly 40% of the lithium.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
In a financial panic, Bagehot prescribes, a central bank should lend freely to solvent banks against good collateral at a high rate of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Are you sure the business is sound? It seems strange to me that a solvent business cannot pay its employees promptly.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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The researchers examined molecules in the gas phase, where they were separated from outside influences such as solvents and surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sakuu’s process, under development for years, uses additive manufacturing to lay down key battery components without solvents, eliminating the need for ovens, says Niestroj.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The segments are broken up or mixed with solvents before being put through a chromatography process.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Benzene, a frequent constituent of insecticidal solvents, lodges in the marrow and remains deposited there for periods known to be as long as 20 months.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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