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TRIETHYLENE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A soluble or insoluble chemical substance that has such a great affinity for water that it will abstract water from a great many fluid materials.

OBS

Soluble chemicals are calcium chloride and glycerol, and insoluble chemicals are bauxite and silica gel.

OBS

A desiccant may be either liquid(e. g., triethylene glycol) or solid(e. g., silica gel).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] substance capable d'absorber l'humidité d'un corps.

OBS

Ces substances sont l'anhydrite phosphorique, le perchlorate de magnésium, l'alumine, l'acide sulfurique concentré, le kieselguhr ou le silicagel imprégné de chlorure de cobalt.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Substancia química soluble o insoluble que tiene tal afinidad por el agua que la extrae de muchos materiales fluidos; productos solubles son el cloruro cálcico y la glicerina y productos insolubles son bauxita y el gel de sílice.

CONT

Para [la cosecha mécanica] es necesario una operación complementaria que consiste en la aplicación de un desecante mediante aspersiones hechas en el follaje, lo que permite acelerar el proceso de secado de la planta en pie.

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Record 2 1999-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
  • Packaging Techniques
CONT

Sorbents are materials which are hygroscopic to water vapor; they are available in both solid and liquid forms.... Liquid sorbents include halogen salts such as lithium chloride, lithium bromide, and calcium chloride, and organic liquids such as ethylene, diethylene, and triethylene glycols and glycol derivatives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Machines frigorifiques
  • Techniques d'emballage
CONT

[Les] déshydratants [...] absorbent la vapeur d'eau. [Ils] peuvent être solides ou liquides [...] Les déshydratants liquides [...] les plus employés sont les solutions de triéthylène-glycol et surtout celles de chlorure de lithium.

Spanish

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