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lavage acide [2 records]

Record 1 2019-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Pools
OBS

Acid washing a pool is a more serious endeavor [than normal pool cleaning]. It involves draining the pool completely and then using an acid solution to remove a very thin layer of the pool's surface, thereby removing any calcium deposits and stains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Piscines
CONT

Quant aux dépôts calcaires, on peut les éliminer grâce à un lavage acide au bisulfate de sodium à raison de 2 lb/pi2.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Dredging
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Acid leaching was retained because of the limited availability of other processes for removing heavy metals from sediment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Dragage
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

Certaines recherches portent sur le conditionnement des déchets de réacteur [...] mais l'effort majeur concerne les déchets de retraitement [...] : déchets de gainage [...], résidus de dissolution [...], cendres d'incinérateur [...], déchets tritiés [...], déchets solides venant notamment de la fabrication des combustibles mixtes U-Pu (décontamination par lixiviation acide en présence d'oxyde argentique), etc. [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Dragado
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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