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Record 1 2018-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Glass Manufacturing
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

... crystal-like lumps that range from colourless to white or grayish white and resemble glass but can be dissolved in water to form a syrupy liquid. Some forms are slightly soluble and some are almost insoluble; they are best dissolved by heating with water under pressure.

CONT

Sodium silicate. Corrosion inhibitor in canned drinking water ...

OBS

[It] is used as a bonding agent in manufacturing grindstones and abrasive wheels. It is a cement for glass or porcelain and is used in various industrial and certain printing processes. It was ... used as a household preservative for eggs.

OBS

Not to be confused with "water glass" which means "potash water glass", a similar substance consisting of potassium silicate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Fabrication du verre
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Substance d'aspect cristallin, incolore, blanche ou tirant sur le gris clair, soluble dans l'eau chaude sous pression.

CONT

Les verres solubles sont utilisés comme adhésifs, comme agglomérants, dans les ciments antiacides, les peintures silicatées, etc.

CONT

Solution de silicate de sodium utilisée pour la conservation des œufs en coquille.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «verre soluble» couvrant la notion de silicate de potassium soluble dans l'eau.

OBS

[Aussi] utilisé comme solution tampon au stade de blanchiment au peroxyde et comme stabilisateur du peroxyde d'hydrogène.

Spanish

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