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DIGESTOR [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Analytical Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Chimie analytique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Wastewater Treatment
DEF

A tank in which organic or volatile matter in sludge is gasified, liquified, mineralized, or converted into more stable organic matter through the activities of either anaerobic or aerobic organisms.

Key term(s)
  • sludge digester
  • sludge digestor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Réservoir où l'on entrepose les matières solides provenant de la décantation des eaux d'égout dans le but de les décomposer et de les rendre imputrescibles et inoffensives.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
  • Energía de la biomasa
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
DEF

Depósito donde se producen fermentaciones de digestión de lodos.

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