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COLLOID SUSPENSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A suspension containing particles often electrically charged which do not settle, but may be removed by coagulation. [Definition standardized by ISO].

OBS

colloidal suspension: Term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Suspension contenant des particules souvent chargées électriquement qui ne décantent pas mais qui peuvent être éliminées par coagulation [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

suspension colloïdale : Terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Tratamiento del agua
DEF

Suspensión que contiene partículas, a menudo cargadas eléctricamente, que no se depositan pero que pueden ser eliminadas por coagulación.

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