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CALCIUM BICARBONATE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Geochemistry
CONT

... certain brackish waters, especially in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, often contain calcium sulphate or bicarbonate which must be removed by extensive pre-treatment to prevent the formation of scale on the membranes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] certaines eaux saumâtres, particulièrement en Europe, Afrique et Moyen-Orient, sont fréquemment chargées en bicarbonate ou sulfate de calcium que des prétraitements importants doivent éliminer pour éviter la formation de tartre sur les membranes.

OBS

Fort peu soluble dans l'eau pure [...], le carbonate de calcium se transforme en bicarbonate dans les eaux riches en anhydride carbonique [...]

Spanish

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