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EQUIVALENT WEIGHT [3 records]

Record 1 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Oil Production
CONT

... the higher equivalent weight sulfonates are responsible for the lowering of interfacial tension ... Gale and Sandvik (1973) have shown ... the relationship between equivalent weight and surfactant adsorbed on calcium montmorillonite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

Rapport du poids moléculaire P.M., au nombre de groupements sulfonate présent dans la molécule.

OBS

Ce sont les sulfonates à P.E. élevé qui réduisent le plus la tension interfaciale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Sizes
DEF

The weight of 500 sheets of paper of any size in terms of some other size.

OBS

Equivalent weights are in direct proportion to the areas of the single sheets. Thus, a 50-pound paper, 25 x 38 inches, is equivalent to a 74-pound paper, 32 x 44 inches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formats de papier
DEF

Poids de 500 feuilles de papier d'un format donné exprimé suivant un autre format.

Spanish

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