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BENZYL CELLULOSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastic Materials
CONT

The barrels are noted in the manifest to have contained benzyl cellulose, a very stable substance that may have been used as a biological shield from radiation or as a coolant or moderator in a liquid reactor.

CONT

Benzyl cellulose. Originally developed as a facing for gramophone records in the late 1920's, it was quite extensively used as a cement laminating safety glass, and as a thermoplastic base for certain moulding powders. Today it has been superseded by polyvinyl compounds.

OBS

benzyl cellulose: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

benzyl cellulose : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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