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GENERAL PURIFICATION [4 records]

Record 1 2025-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Purification of a compound usually refers to increasing its quality by eliminating impurities by various methods.

CONT

There are two general reasons for performing separations on mixtures. First, the mixture may contain some substance that should be isolated from the rest of the mixture : this process of isolating and thus removing substances considered to be contaminants is called purification.... The second reason for performing separations is to alter the composition of a sample so that one or more of the components can be analyzed.... several impurities in a sample may interfere with the analysis of the substance of primary interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Biochimie
DEF

Opération par laquelle on sépare une substance de ses impuretés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
DEF

A general term for all the things which happen in a biotechnological process after the biology, be it fermentation of a microorganism or growth of a plant.

OBS

It is particularly relevant to fermentation processes, which produce a large amount of a dilute mixture of substrates, products, and microorganisms. These must be separated, the product concentrated and purified, and converted into a product which is useful. There are three general steps to downstream processing : separation, concentration and purification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
CONT

Le Centre comprend des enseignants des départements de génie chimique, de chimie, de génie civil, de microbiologie et de physiologie. Parmi les recherches pluridisciplinaires qu'il entreprend, mentionnons la conception de nouveaux produits biologiques (biosurfacteurs, bioémulsifiants, enzymes et cellules immobilisées, matériaux biosorbants), le développement des bioprocédés et l'optimisation de la biosynthèse à grande échelle (bioréacteurs et systèmes de procédés de fermentation,instruments et commandes, modélisation et simulation de procédés de fermentation) et le traitement en aval (séparation et purification des enzymes et des biosurfacteurs).

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

When a purification plant is equipped with both an ozone disinfection unit and activated-carbon filters, there is no general rule that governs where the filters should be located in relation to the disinfection unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Lorsqu'une station de traitement comporte à la fois un poste de stérilisation par l'ozone et une installation d'affinage sur filtres à charbon actif, la place de ces filtres par rapport à l'ozonation de stérilisation ne peut être définie de façon générale.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

General sewer system layout. Local purification as required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Schéma général d'aménagement des réseaux. Épurations éventuelles locales.

Spanish

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