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SKIN LAYER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Food Industries
CONT

Anisotropic membranes ... are membranes where the separation takes place in one or more thin taut skins (active layers) supported by a substructure with pores much larger than those of the active skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Couche de faible épaisseur en contact direct avec le milieu à traiter qui donne à une membrane anisotrope ou asymétrique sa sélectivité et son efficacité séparative, et qui est supportée par une couche plus épaisse (couche support) de perméabilité beaucoup plus grande conférant à la membrane sa résistance mécanique (Norme AFNOR).

OBS

Les performances des membranes anisotropes ou asymétriques (perméabilité, sélectivité) dépendent principalement des propriétés de la peau.

Spanish

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