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ABSORPTION TOWER [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
  • Oil Refining
DEF

A tower or column which causes contact between a rising gas and a falling liquid so that part of the gas may be dissolved in the liquid.

OBS

absorption tower: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
DEF

Appareil dans lequel l'absorption est réalisée en faisant circuler le gaz à traiter à contre-courant du solvant.

OBS

tour d'absorption : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Tecnología petrolera)
  • Refinación del petróleo
DEF

Torre o columna construida de tal manera que provee el contacto entre el gas ascendente, y el absorbente en descenso.

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Record 2 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A process vessel commonly used in the production of calcium bisulfite cooking acid in which sulfur dioxide (SO2) is absorbed by water and reacted with limestone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Colonne à plateaux ou à garnissage renfermant un liquide dans lequel des gaz sont dissous; elle sert par exemple à la préparation des liqueurs au sulfite ou au bisulfite ainsi qu'à la récupération des gaz de carneau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pasta y papel
DEF

Aparato empleado para que un gas absorba a un líquido.

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