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  2. Batis maritima - Wikipedia

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    Batis maritima, the saltwort or beachwort (also known as turtleweed, pickleweed, barilla, planta de sal, camphire, herbe-à-crâbes, and akulikuli-kai [2]), is a halophyte. It is a C3 -plant, long-lived perennial , dioecious , succulent shrub.

  3. Batis (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Batis (turtleweed, saltwort, beachwort, or pickleweed) is a genus of two species of flowering plants, the only genus in the family Bataceae. They are halophytic (salt tolerant) plants, native to the coastal salt marshes of warm temperate and tropical America ( B. maritima ) and tropical Australasia ( B. argillicola ).

  4. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...

  5. Chloromethane - Wikipedia

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    Chloromethane, also called methyl chloride, Refrigerant-40, R-40 or HCC 40, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3 Cl. One of the haloalkanes , it is a colorless, sweet-smelling, flammable gas.

  6. Halomethane - Wikipedia

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    Chloromethane and bromomethane are used to introduce methyl groups in organic synthesis. Chlorodifluoromethane is the main precursor of tetrafluoroethylene , which is the monomeric precursor to Teflon .

  7. Monohalomethane - Wikipedia

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    The four common [a] members are fluoromethane, chloromethane, bromomethane and iodomethane. Historical name for this group is methyl halides ; it's still widely used. The compounds of this class are often described as CH 3 X or MeX (X - any halogen, Me - methyl group ).

  8. Photochlorination - Wikipedia

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    An example of photochlorination at low temperatures and under ambient pressure is the chlorination of chloromethane to dichloromethane. The liquefied chloromethane (boiling point -24 °C) is mixed with chlorine in the dark and then irradiated with a mercury-vapor lamp. The resulting dichloromethane has a boiling point of 41 °C and is later ...

  9. Countertop - Wikipedia

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    Self or wood edge plastic laminate countertops are also very popular for those who chose to have few or no surface seams. In this style, the top shop uses substrate for the countertop out of MDF, or particle board and then glue sheets of laminate to the substrate using Contact Cement. The laminate is then trimmed using a router. This method can ...