The backbone of daily pathological diagnostic work is the paraffin section. Paraffin sections are still prepared by methods largely unchanged for over 150 years. A xylene-free method has been ...

‘Xylene solubles’ (XS) is an established term indicating the percentage of soluble species in polypropylene homo- and o-polymers. This value is almost proportional to the amorphous content of the ...

Chemical engineers have discovered a new, high-yield method of making the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process currently creates the chemical p-xylene with an ...

Experiments in both laboratory and field flow systems in Nigeria have tested the effectiveness of a xylene-based inhibitor for solving wax-deposition problems in pipelines. The formulation has a good ...