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Careful records must be kept to enable verification of compHance. Each lot of wine must be traceable back to the grapes and vineyard. Tanks must be carefully gauged and the capacities recorded on them. If the wine is to be labeled "estate botded," not only must the wine be fermented, processed, and bottled by the state winery at thein Hsted address, but the vineyard must also be owned or controlled by that winery. Other label terrninology, subject to some further intricacies, are "produced," ie, fermented 75% or made into a different class of wine "prepared," "vinted," or "cellared," ie, subjected to ceUar processing or aging without changing the class of wine "blended," ie, combined at the stated address, wines (probably purchased) of the same class and type and "botded" or "packed" by the stated winery. 

All blends of these oxygenated compounds are subject to ASTM D 439 volatility liinits except ethanol. Contact the EPA for current waivers and detailed requirements, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Eield Operations and Support Division (EN-397E), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. 

Simultaneous stimulation of the tongue with the appHcation of different taste stimuli produces an interaction, modification, or blending of the stimuli in some instances but not in others. Warm and cold sensations are reported to act similarly on the tongue in two groups bitter, warm, and sweet and sour, cold, and salty (24). The theory of the specificity of the taste buds may be subject to modification (25). 

Mixing of fluids is a discipline of fluid mechanics. Fluid motion is used to accelerate the otherwise slow processes of diffusion and conduction to bring about uniformity of concentration and temperature, blend materials, facihtate chemical reactions, bring about intimate contact of multiple phases, and so on. As the subject is too broad to cover fully, only a brier introduction and some references for further information are given here. 

A manufacturer considering using a thermoplastic elastomer would probably first consider one of the thermoplastic polyolefin rubbers or TPOs, since these tend to have the lowest raw polymer price. These are mainly based on blends of polypropylene and an ethylene-propylene rubber (either EPM or EPDM) although some of the polypropylene may be replaeed by polyethylene. A wide range of blends are possible which may also contain some filler, oil and flame retardant in addition to the polymers. The blends are usually subject to dynamic vulcanisation as described in Section 11.9.1. 

Some of these model-dependent quantities were formulated as measures of a particular phenomenon, such as electron-pair donor ability but many of them have been proposed as empirical measures of solvent polarity, with the goal, or hope, that they may embody a useful blend of solvent properties that quantitatively accounts for the solvent effect on reactivity. This section describes many, although not all, of these empirical measures. Reichardt has reviewed this subject. 

The paint technologist entrusted with the task of formulating a paint to meet a specified set of conditions must first decide what type of binders he should use and the type of solvent blend that this will require. In the particular case of a finish, he must then select the pigments most likely to give the required colour, bearing in mind any limitations imposed by his choice of binder system or by the conditions to which the paint will be subjected. 

The syrup discharging from the tower enters an enclosure where it is subjected to milling under vacuum and/or an inert atmosphere. Vacuum as high as 29.8 in. Hg is suggested. The action in this chamber accomplishes three purposes a) blends the polymer melt, b) removes most of the unreacted volatile materials in the melt, and c) degrades the higher molecular weight polymer fraction = 150,000) without... 

Recent work on thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) will not be included in this chapter since it is being reviewed elsewhere in the book. Abbreviations for some mbbers and accelerators will be used throughout in place of their full names as shown in Table 11.1. Acronyms for other polymers and additives wUl be provided in the text as required. A short discussion of polymer miscibility and compatibUization of polymer blends will be provided for better appreciation of the subject. 

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