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SOLVENT CLEANING [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Elements such as environmental concerns, economic competitiveness and technology have converged, causing industry and government to re-evaluate manufacturing processes. Many companies have changed from traditional solvent cleaning to alternative methods, in a move toward zero discharge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
CONT

Dans les installations industrielles existantes, la seule solution pour capturer le CO2 émis dans les fumées de combustion est le lavage par solvant, technique connue mais à adapter à de gros volumes de fumées, souvent à faibles pressions et diluées en CO2. Le problème est que cette technique est encore beaucoup trop coûteuse.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Cleaning by means of organic solvents.

OBS

solvent degreasing: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Dégraissage au moyen de solvants organiques.

OBS

Les produits gras (huiles ou graisses) qui recouvrent les pièces métalliques doivent être enlevés, car ils gênent le traitement ultérieur des surfaces. 1. Dégraissage aux solvants organiques, pour dissoudre principalement les graisses minérales (non saponifiables). On utilise des hydrocarbures (essences, benzène) ou des solvants chlorés. Parmi ces derniers, les plus couramment utilisés sont le trichloréthylène et le perchloréthylène.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • dégraissage au solvant

Spanish

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