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DIGESTION UNIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- digestion unit
1, record 1, English, digestion%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- digestion plant 1, record 1, English, digestion%20plant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A digestion unit is not simply a tank to be filled with sludge but a reactor for biochemical reactions, the balance of which must be carefully monitored and which can easily be guided by regular observations. 1, record 1, English, - digestion%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- installation de digestion
1, record 1, French, installation%20de%20digestion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une installation de digestion n'est pas une simple cuve où l'on enfouit des boues, mais un réacteur à l'intérieur duquel se déroulent des réactions biochimiques, dont l'équilibre doit être contrôlé et qui peuvent être guidées par des observations régulières. 1, record 1, French, - installation%20de%20digestion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Plant Biology
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aerobic digestion facility
1, record 2, English, aerobic%20digestion%20facility
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aerobic digestion unit 2, record 2, English, aerobic%20digestion%20unit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Correctly-stabilized sludge has no smell and is easy to drain. On leaving the stabilization tank, it appears as a brown liquor of even consistency, in which the coarse organic matter from the raw water has been dispersed and considerably reduced in volume. This qualitative definition of stabilized sludge, which is easily understood by anyone who has experience of operating an aerobic digestion unit has been considered insufficient by a number of specialists. 2, record 2, English, - aerobic%20digestion%20facility
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Separate aerobic digestion facility were shut down in 1971, so that excess sludge is removed directly from the return sludge line and sent either to a thickener or to the reed beds. 1, record 2, English, - aerobic%20digestion%20facility
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Biologie végétale
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poste de digestion aérobie
1, record 2, French, poste%20de%20digestion%20a%C3%A9robie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les boues correctement stabilisées ne dégagent aucune odeur et se laissent drainer aisément. Elles se présentent, à la sortie du bassin de stabilisation, sous forme d'une liqueur homogène de couleur brune, dans laquelle les matières organiques grossières contenues dans l'eau brute ont été dispersées et se sont réduites considérablement en volume. Cette définition qualitative des boues stabilisées que tout préposé un peu habitué à l'exploitation d'un poste de digestion aérobie discerne aisément, a paru insuffisante à nombre de spécialistes. 1, record 2, French, - poste%20de%20digestion%20a%C3%A9robie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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