A solvent or a store is a liquid or gas that solves solid, liquid or gaseous solvents, which produces a solution.
Water is the most common solvent in daily life. Most other solvents commonly used are organic chemicals (ie containing carbon and hydrogen). These solvents are called organic solvents. Solvents generally have a low boiling point, evaporate easily or can be isolated by distillation, leaving dissolved solids behind.
To distinguish between solvents and solvents, solvents are usually found in large proportions. Solvents can be used to extract soluble matter from dissolved material. The closest example is boiling coffee or tea in water. Solvents are usually pure fluids and have no color and most have a distinctive odor.
Solubility is usually low in solution, such as salt solution, where salt represents the solvent and water is the solvent.
The concentration of the solution is the amount dissolved in a certain amount of solvent and can be estimated g / l or mol / l. Solubility is defined as the maximum amount of a soluble compound in a given volume of solvent at a given temperature.
Organic solvents are commonly used in dry cleaning (eg tetrachloroethyl), as a paint remover (eg, toluene, turpentine), nail polish remover, glue solvents (eg acetone, acetate acetate, ethyl acetate) and stain remover (eg hexane, ), In limonine, in ethanol, and in chemical synthesis. The use of inorganic solvents other than water is limited to chemical research and some technical processes.
In 2005, the global solvent market reached a total volume of 17.9 million tonnes with revenues of around 8 billion euros.
Solvent annealing: "a method applied to polymer films to increase polymer chain mobility. The film is exposed to a solvent atmosphere at room-temperature causing it to swell"(1).
Thermal annealing:"a heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material causing changes in properties such as strength, hardness, and ductility"(2).