Solvent: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Solvent

  • used to refer to a situation in which the assets of an individual or organization are worth more than their liabilities

Wiktionary Definition for: Solvent

  • #A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
  • #Able to pay all debts.

Additional Resources

Solvent Stabilizers
This paper provides information about solvent stabilizers. Industrial solvents used in degreasing, electronics, metal finishing, fabric cleaning, and many other applications are commonly formulated with additives to enhance their performance. These additives, known as solvent stabilizers, serve to prevent solvent breakdown and to inhibit reactions that may degrade solvent properties....
Tags: Sales, Sales Tools, Solvent Stabilizer, Solvent
White papers 2001-06-14
Solvent Schemes of Arrangements
Managing historical insurance assets involving London market placements can be difficult, particularly when dealing with "long-tail" claims that trigger multiple years of coverage, such as asbestos, silica, or environmental claims. Understanding the impact of schemes of arrangement -solvent or otherwise - is critical to protecting the value of those assets....
Tags: Financial Planning, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Insurance, Asset Management, Arrangement, Solvent
White papers 2005-05-16
Electro-Transport of Protons, Alkali Metal Cations and Solvent Molecules Through a Commercial Cation-Exchange Membrane Conditioned With Aqueous and Organic Solutions
Transport competition between the protons and the alkyl metal cations Li+, Na+, K+ and Cs+ across a cation exchange membrane CEM, called CMH, was studied in terms of an electro dialysis process with three different configurations: water/water (W/W), solvent/water (S/W) and solvent/solvent (S/S). The electro-transport of solvent molecules through the...
Tags: Configuration, Reed Elsevier Inc., Membrane
White papers 2004-03-19
Mitsui Chemicals America Inc. (Product Showcase).(DMI high polar solvent)(Brief Article)
MITSUI Chemicals America Inc. is releasing DMI, a colorless, transparent high polar solvent with high thermal and chemical stability and non-corrosiveness. A high purity aprotic solvent composed of nitrogen ... MITSUI Chemicals America Inc. is releasing DMI, a colorless, transparent high polar solvent...
Tags: Desktop Management Interface, Mitsui & Co., solvent
Research articles 2002-06-17
New IFI- and EPA-approved solvent hits market.
Forest Hills, N.Y.-based Essential Solvents Inc. has released a new no-odor, high-flashpoint petroleum solvent. Called LPA-142, the solvent meets International Fabricare Institute IFI requirements for Type II high-flashpoint petroleum ... Forest Hills, N.Y.-based Essential Solvents Inc. has released a new no-odor, high-flashpoint petroleum...
Tags: petroleum, solvent, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2001-05-01
Chevron Phillips Debuts Solvent.(Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP)(Brief Article)
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has introduced a new HC-DCF high flash solvent to the city-cleaning market. HC-DCF high ... Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has introduced a new HC-DCF high flash solvent to the city-cleaning market. HC-DCF high flash solvent is 100 percent...
Tags: Chevron Corp., solvent
Research articles 2001-06-25
Dow says solvent margins need improvement. (News).(raises solvent prices worldwide)(Brief Article)
FOLLOWING FIVE consecutive quarters of rising costs and slimming margins, the solvent industry needs significant margin improvement if customers are to continue receiving first-class products and services, according to Dow Chemical Company. FOLLOWING FIVE consecutive quarters of rising costs and slimming ...
Tags: The Dow Chemical Co.
Research articles 2003-02-17
Eastman Chemical Company. (Petrochemicals in Brief).(pricing for Eastman DE solvent)(Brief Article)
EASTMAN Chemical Company has rescinded its 4-cent-per-pound price increase for Eastman DE solvent. The company says lack of ... EASTMAN Chemical Company has rescinded its 4-cent-per-pound price increase for Eastman DE solvent. The company says lack of industry support doomed the price hike, which...
Tags: Eastman Chemical Co., pricing strategy, solvent
Research articles 2002-04-08
Storage tank facility completed.(PPG Industries Inc.)
By John Kennedy A NEW bulk solvent storage project with a project value of $8m has recently been completed and commissioned at PPG Industries site in Clayton, Victoria. The principal output from Clayton is water and...
Tags: PPG Industries, solvent, storage, tank
Research articles 2005-07-28
High-Pressure Vapor-Liquid Equilbria of Some Carbon Dioxide + Organic Binary Systems
Carbon dioxide is an interesting process solvent because it is nonflammable, inexpensive, nontoxic, and miscible with many organic solvents. All of these applications require knowledge of the vapor-liquid phase behavior and density of the carbon dioxide and organic solvent system to select both the best applicable solvent system and optimum...
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Solvent
White papers 2004-11-18
RIM & urethanes. (reaction injection molding) (Special Show Preview: NPE '94)
New materials and equipment eliminate fluorocarbons, solvent flushing, and mold-release spraying. New materials and equipment eliminate fluorocarbons, solvent flushing, and mold-release spraying.
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd.
Research articles 1994-05-01
Insurers shaken but solvent-so far.(financial impact of terrorist attacks in U.S. on insurance industry)(Statistical Data Included)
NEW YORK-The financial shock of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will leave most insurers and reinsurers damaged but still solvent. The extent of the damage, though, will depend on the ultimate industrywide loss: Estimates in the last week have range NEW YORK-The financial shock...
Tags: financial, Fitch, industry, insurance, insurance company, reinsurance, S&P, terrorist attack
Research articles 2001-10-01
Microencapsulation of FITC--BSA into poly ([epsilon]-caprolactone) by a water-in-oil-in-oil solvent evaporation technique.
The water-in-oil-in-oil method described in this paper involves the use of a combination of mixed solvent system for the polymer and oil as processing medium to enable high entrapment efficiency at the optimum processing conditions of the preparation The water-in-oil-in-oil method described in this paper involves...
Tags: Business Software Alliance, particle, polymer, protein, technique
Research articles 2002-01-01
European Commission proposes VOC limits. (News: Europe).(Solvent content in paints and varnishes regulated by European Union)
THE SOLVENT content of decorative paints, varnishes and vehicle refinishing coatings will for the first time be limited by the European Union EU under legislation proposed last week by the European Commission EC. The objective of the legi ...
Tags: European Commission, paint
Research articles 2003-01-20
Lehman: Where Were the Analyst 'Sell' Calls?
Saj Karsan submits: How can investors trust analysts who can't tell the difference between a company that's solvent and one that is worth virtually nothing to shareholders? We've seen other examples where analysts appear fraudulent in their recommendations. The latest example? That of Lehman Brothers LEH.Yesterday, the company filed for...
Tags: Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
External links 2008-09-16
Perchloroethylene
This paper gives an overview of Perchloroethylene, also known as tetrachloroethylene or perc, has been used safely in industry for over 50 years. It is an effective, nonflammable solvent that does not contribute to the formation of smog (ground-level ozone) or to the depletion of stratospheric ozone. The U.S. Environmental...
Tags: Solvent, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Perchloroethylene, Ozone
White papers 1999-11-01
Advances in Solvent-Free Manufacturing of Polymer Membranes
The objective of this study is to present an overview of manufacturing techniques that can be used to produce solvent-free polymer membranes. The applicability of various methods is discussed. In particular, a new continuous technique by foam extrusion from the thermoplastic polymer is presented. Open-cell hollow fibers made of polyethersulfone...
Tags: Membrane, Polymer
White papers 2002-03-28
Kemper's acting chief executive steps down; Management changes not expected to threaten solvent runoff arrangement.(News)(Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers)
Byline: MEG FLETCHER LONG GROVE, Ill.-In an unexpected move, Kemper Insurance Cos. and its runoff chief have parted company, but the insurer and regulators say the move should not hamper the solvent runoff of the financially troubled insurer. S Byline:...
Tags: insurance
Research articles 2004-08-16
The ABCs of Petroleum, Part 1.
What's that new solvent we keep hearing about? Isoparaffin? Hydrocarbon? Petroleum? Stoddard? What's that new solvent we keep hearing about? Isoparaffin? Hydrocarbon? Petroleum? Stoddard?
Tags: ABC Inc., petroleum
Research articles 2001-03-01
Car paint solvent emissions survey:
There is "a high degree of uncertainty" in solvent emissions estimates for vehicle refinishing in the US, says the Environmental Protection Agency EPA. As a result, the EPA is planning to do a voluntary one-time survey of the industry, to sThere is "a high degree of uncertainty"...
Tags: industry, survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 1996-03-01
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