v (1796) The process of the extraction of a component from a solid material by treating the material with a solvent that dissolves the component of interest but not the remaining principle material. Natural leaching occurs when rain water dissolves soluble salts from soil. Some components of a paint coating leach from the dried film after application to a substrate when exposed to rain or when immersed in water.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Leaching. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6825
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