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MERCERIZING ASSISTANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercerizing assistant
1, record 1, English, mercerizing%20assistant
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A product used to improve the wetting power of mercerizing lyes and thus to accelerate their uniform penetration into the fibres. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 1, English, - mercerizing%20assistant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These products are wetting agents which are stable in highly concentrated lyes; they are based partly on a component which is effective as a surface active agent and as an emulsifier in lyes (alkylsulfates of low molecular weight, highly sulfated oils, cresols, xylenols) and partly as an anti-foaming and wetting substance, itself insoluble in lye, but made soluble by hydrotropy (for example butyl glycol, ethoxylated amines, etc.). 1, record 1, English, - mercerizing%20assistant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mercerizing assistant: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - mercerizing%20assistant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adjuvant de mercerisage
1, record 1, French, adjuvant%20de%20mercerisage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit servant à améliorer le pouvoir mouillant des lessives de mercerisage et à accélérer ainsi leur pénétration uniforme dans les fibres. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 1, French, - adjuvant%20de%20mercerisage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'agents mouillants stables dans des lessives fortement concentrées; ils sont à base, d'une part, d'un composant ayant une efficacité tensio-active et émulsionnante dans les lessives (alkylsulfates à basse masse moléculaire, huiles hautement sulfatées, crésols, xylénols), et d'autre part, d'une substance antimoussante et mouillante, insoluble par elle-même dans la lessive, mais solubilisée par hydrotropie (par exemple: butylglycol, amines éthoxylées, etc.). 1, record 1, French, - adjuvant%20de%20mercerisage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
adjuvant de mercerisage : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - adjuvant%20de%20mercerisage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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