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WETTING POWER [4 records]

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Record 1 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

Silicones... may exist as liquids, greases, resins, or rubbers.... The liquids, generally dimethyl silicones of relatively low molecular weight, have low surface tension, great wetting power and lubricity for metals, and very small change in viscosity with temperature. They are used as hydraulic fluids, as anti-foaming agents, as treating and waterproofing agents for leather, textiles, and masonry, and in cosmetic preparation.

CONT

Silicones are classified as fluids (or oils), rubbers, resins and compounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Les liquides siliconiques, généralement des diméthylsilicones de poids moléculaire relativement bas, ont une faible tension superficielle, un grand pouvoir mouillant vis-à-vis des métaux et présentent une faible variation de viscosité avec la température. Ils sont le plus généralement utilisés comme lubrifiants, comme liquides pour systèmes hydrauliques, comme agents antimousse, comme imperméabilisants pour cuirs et textiles et dans l'industrie des cosmétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 2 1998-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The effectiveness of a product for wetting of a surface. [Definition stndardized by ISO.]

OBS

wetting power : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Degré d'aptitude d'un produit à mouiller une surface. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

pouvoir mouillant : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A product used to improve the wetting power of mercerizing lyes and thus to accelerate their uniform penetration into the fibres. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

These products are wetting agents which are stable in highly concentrated lyes; they are based partly on a component which is effective as a surface active agent and as an emulsifier in lyes (alkylsulfates of low molecular weight, highly sulfated oils, cresols, xylenols) and partly as an anti-foaming and wetting substance, itself insoluble in lye, but made soluble by hydrotropy (for example butyl glycol, ethoxylated amines, etc.).

OBS

mercerizing assistant: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Produit servant à améliorer le pouvoir mouillant des lessives de mercerisage et à accélérer ainsi leur pénétration uniforme dans les fibres. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Il s'agit d'agents mouillants stables dans des lessives fortement concentrées; ils sont à base, d'une part, d'un composant ayant une efficacité tensio-active et émulsionnante dans les lessives (alkylsulfates à basse masse moléculaire, huiles hautement sulfatées, crésols, xylénols), et d'autre part, d'une substance antimoussante et mouillante, insoluble par elle-même dans la lessive, mais solubilisée par hydrotropie (par exemple: butylglycol, amines éthoxylées, etc.).

OBS

adjuvant de mercerisage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A product which, when added to a solution, increases the wetting power of the latter. In the textile industry, it promotes wetting and penetration of textiles by water or aqueous solutions. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

These products are or contain surface active agents such as sulfated oils, fatty acid esters and amides, and also alkylsulfates, alkylsulfonates, fatty acid condensates, esters of sulfosuccinic acid, polyglycol esters and ethers.

OBS

wetting agent for the textile industry: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • textile industry wetting agent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Produit qui, mis en solution, augmente le pouvoir mouillant de cette dernière. Dans l'industrie textile, il favorise le mouillage et la pénétration des textiles par l'eau ou les solutions aqueuses. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Il s'agit d'agents de surface ou de préparations en comportant, tels que : huiles sulfatées, esters et amides d'acides gras, ainsi que alkylsulfates, alkylsulfonates, condensats d'acides gras, esters sulfosucciniques, esters et éthers de polyglycols.

OBS

agent mouillant pour l'industrie textile : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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