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COMPOSE FLUORE [3 records]

Record 1 1999-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

Compound in which most of the hydrogen attached directly to carbon has been replaced by fluorine.

OBS

Fluorechemicals are starting materials for a number of chemically inert plastics.

Key term(s)
  • fluorochemicals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
Key term(s)
  • composés fluorés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 2 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Fluorine-based finishes are the only ones which are capable of giving textiles in a single process waterproofness, stain-resistance and soil-resistance characteristics with in addition a possible improvement of the wash performance. A review is made of the fluorine based products which are liable to be used for such finishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

[...] les propriétés que doivent apporter les produits fluorés appliqués sur les tissus ne se limitent pas à la résistance aux substances grasses et aqueuses; elles peuvent inclure également la pérennité aux lavages ou aux nettoyages à sec, la résistance à l'abrasion, la non-modification ou même l'amélioration du toucher [...].

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Produit chimique qui renferme du fluor.

OBS

Certains auteurs font une distinction entre les terme "produit, dérivé, espèce et composé"; dans la pratique ces termes sont synonymes.

Spanish

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