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ZONE REFINING [4 records]

Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rural Planning (Agriculture)
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

Thus, this project proposes construction of a refining zone using material that is efficient in collecting and retaining water contaminants (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorous, pathogens).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements ruraux (Agriculture)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
CONT

Le projet consiste à faciliter l'adaptation des entreprises bovines aux normes environnementales en améliorant l'efficacité technico-économique et environnementale de la bande végétative des enclos d'hivernage par l'utilisation d'une zone d'affinage composée de matériaux absorbants.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
  • Geochemistry
CONT

Brugmann et al. (1989) proposed a model for the supersolidus intrusion breccia-type mineralization at Lac des Iles, using zone refining as the principal mechanism of PGE enrichment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
  • Géochimie
CONT

Afin d'expliquer la minéralisation de type brèche d'intrusion du complexe intrusif de Lac des Iles, Brugmann et al. (1989) ont mis de l'avant un modèle faisant appel au processus de purification par zone comme principal mécanisme d'enrichissement en ÉGP.

Key term(s)
  • purification par zone

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

The passing of one or more molten zones along a semiconductor ingot to concentrate the impurities at one end of the ingot. A purification process that involves repeated melting and crystallization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Techniques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Glass Manufacturing
OBS

--the part of the tank furnace where the glass becomes largely free from seed and bubbles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fabrication du verre
OBS

--partie d'un four à cuve dans laquelle le verre se libère de la majeure partie de ses semences et de ses bulles.

Spanish

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