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FREEZE-DRY [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Environment
CONT

Biodegradable simple pine caskets ... are perfect for eco-friendly, natural green burials and green cremations.

OBS

... alternatives to [flame-based] cremation[ :] resomation, which breaks down the body in a mixture of water and alkali-based substance, with the resulting material then dried into a powder; and promession, which uses liquid nitrogen to freeze-dry the body, then ultrasonic vibration to turn it to dust. In both cases, the resulting material may be placed in an urn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Environnement
CONT

[...] un volet de crémation écologique pourrait faire son entrée prochainement au Québec. Déjà, un appareil de liquéfaction des corps, un résomateur, a fait son apparition à Edmonton [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
  • Medio ambiente
CONT

Existen otros procesos alternativos a la cremación estándar. Estos métodos son clasificados como cremaciones verdes y se pueden mencionar la incineración solar, la criocremación que congela el cuerpo con nitrógeno líquido y luego lo pulveriza mediante vibraciones y finalmente la hidrólisis alcalina que utiliza un disolvente reciclable a base de hidróxido de potasio sometido a alta presión para convertir los huesos en polvo.

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Record 2 1990-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
OBS

freeze-dry. To subject(vaccines, etc.) to quick-freezing followed by drying under high vacuum at a low temperature.

OBS

gamma globulin. A protein fraction of the blood serum which contains the antibodies against certain bacteria or viruses. It can be prepared in a concentrated form and can be used to give protection against infection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
OBS

gammaglobuline. Groupe des globulines sériques qui referme les immuno-globulines [...] L'emploi thérapeutique des gammaglobulines spécifiques ressortit à la sérothérapie et confère donc une immunité passive.

OBS

lyophiliser. Déshydrater par lyophilisation.

OBS

lyophilisation. Procédé de conservation qui consiste à congeler rapidement à -80° environ, puis à faire évaporer l'eau contenu dans la substance, de façon à obtenir une poudre sèche que l'on conserve sous atmosphère raréfiée en récipient scellé [...] On peut conserver par ce procédé: des souches bactériennes ou virales, des milieux de culture, des sérums, des antibiotiques, des réactifs de toute sorte, des vaccins, des médicaments thermosensibles, etc.

Spanish

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