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MICROMOLECULAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

The process by means of which macromolecular species differing in some characteristic (chemical composition, relative molecular mass, branching, stereoregularity, etc.) are separated from each other.

OBS

In general, the separation or isolation of a mixture or a micromolecular complex... Macromolecular components(proteins and other high polymers) can be separated by a number of methods, including electrophoresis, gel filtration, chromatography, centrifugation, foam fractionation, and partition.

OBS

fractionation: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Processus par lequel des espèces macromoléculaires différenciées les unes des autres par une caractéristique quelconque (composition chimique, masse moléculaire relative, ramification, stéréorégularité, etc.) sont séparées les unes des autres.

OBS

fractionnement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
DEF

Proceso por medio del cual especies macromoleculares que difieren en alguna característica (composición química, masa molecular relativa, ramificación, estereoregularidad, etc.) se separan unas de otras.

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