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ALUMINA HYDRATE [3 records]

Record 1 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

Aluminium hydroxyde manufactured in the form of a white, fluffy, lightweight powder, and used as an inert pigment.

CONT

Alumina hydrate is valuable as a base for lake pigments, as it becomes virtually colorless when dispersed in oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
DEF

A soil in which the grains or aggregates adhere firmly and are bound(cemented) together by some material such as colloidal clay, iron, silica, or alumina hydrate, or calcium carbonate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
DEF

Sol dans lequel les agrégats adhèrent fermement entre eux et sont liés ensemble par la glaise, la silice, le fer colloïdal, l'alumine hydratée ou le carbonate de calcium.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aluminum Production
CONT

As the sodium aluminate solution cools, the seeds of aluminium hydrate grow into alumina in its trihydrate form and drop to the bottom of the tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production de l'aluminium
CONT

La solution [d'hydroxyaluminate sodique] épurée, refroidie et diluée devient instable à l'hydrolyse et l'on peut donc en tirer l'hydroxyde d'aluminium par introduction de cristaux hydratés de [trihydrate d'aluminium] obtenus au cours d'une opération précédente et qui serve d'amorce (...)

Spanish

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