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OIL REMOVAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- removal of oil
1, record 1, English, removal%20of%20oil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oil removal 2, record 1, English, oil%20removal
correct
- oil separation 3, record 1, English, oil%20separation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Removal of Oil. Oil must be removed from water principally in power plants and for industrial purposes. It may be removed by adsorption by passing the water through containers of excelsior, or similar material, which can be removed frequently and discarded; by sand filters similar to pressure filters, possibly combined with proprietary preformed floc ... and by other methods. 1, record 1, English, - removal%20of%20oil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déshuilage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9shuilage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui a pour but de séparer les huiles et les graisses des eaux de surface et des eaux résiduaires avant traitement ou rejet à l'égout. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9shuilage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La séparation est facilitée par l'insufflation d'air favorisant la priorité des particules vers la surface. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9shuilage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento del agua
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desengrase
1, record 1, Spanish, desengrase
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- desaceitado 2, record 1, Spanish, desaceitado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso de eliminación de las grasas y aceites que se encuentren libres en el agua residual, no pudiendo utilizarse cuando éstas se encuentren disueltas o en forma coloidal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desengrase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El desaceitado es una operación de separación líquido-líquido, en tanto que el desengrase es una operación de separación sólido-líquido (siempre que la temperatura del agua sea suficientemente baja para permitir la coagulación de las grasas). 3, record 1, Spanish, - desengrase
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