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HAIR GREASE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

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

[Sludge Digestion. ] The liquid separates readily from the solids which begin to settle to the bottom.(...) A layer of liquid, the digester overflow or supernatant forms above the solids, and this layer has only a small amount of suspended solids.(...) In all probability a scum layer consisting of hair, match sticks, undigested grease and other material will form at the top. This scum layer is very objectionable(...)

DEF

for "scum" : a thin layer of impurities which forms on the top of liquids or bodies of water, often as the result of boiling or fermentation.

OBS

for "scum" : The term "scum" usually means any matter that floats up to form a layer rather than the layer itself. However, the above definition enables us to conclude that there has recently been an extension of meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Un digesteur à moyenne charge en fonctionnement normal comporte trois zones principales: une couche flottante ou chapeau, une couche intermédiaire (...) où la concentration en matières sèches est la plus faible, une couche inférieure où les boues digérées ou en cours de digestion s'épaississent progressivement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Procedures
  • Furs and Fur Industry
DEF

In connection with fur dressing and finishing, the drumming of the skins in process with sawdust, or sand and sawdust and sand or kaolin, gypsum etc. to adjust the moisture content, remove excess grease, loose dye etc. and give lustre to the hair.(Source : Six-lang. Leather Technical Dict.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de travail du cuir
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
OBS

Source : Leather Techn. Dict.

Spanish

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