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From 2014.igem.org
Chlorinated Solvents
Uses of Chlorinated Solvents
Industrial Uses
- Adhesives & Sealants
- Foam Blowing
- Formulation of Preparations
- Intermediate Use Manufacture
- Recycling
- Metal Cleaning
- Decorating
- Extraction Solvent
- Cleaning
- Textile Industry
- Functional Fluid
Coatings and adhesives sometimes require the dissolving power of chlorinated solvents to solubilize the wide variety of thermoplastic ingredients. Methylene chloride and trichloroethylene feature rapid drying rates and low flammability that make them ideal for use in rubber cements, styrenics, and epoxies.
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Professional Uses
- Packaging & (Re)-Filling
- Adhesives
- Aerosols
- Laboratory Use
- Manual Cleaning
- Decorating
- Dry Cleaning
- Film Cleaning and Copying
Consumer Uses
- Adhesives/sealants: use by rolling
- Aerosols (hairspray)
- Assembly sealants
- Glue (including carpet glue, glue spray, and glue from a tube, super glue, wood parquet glue)
- Decorating (Paint spray and paint stripper)
- Washing and cleaning products
- Pest Control spray (plant protection products)