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ESPUMAMIENTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Water Pollution
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foam separation
1, record 1, English, foam%20separation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foaming 2, record 1, English, foaming
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The planned frothing of wastewater or wastewater effluent as a means of removing excessive amounts of detergent material, through the introduction of air in the form of bubbles. 1, record 1, English, - foam%20separation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is no single kind of tertiary treatment but rather a whole range generally connected with physicochemical processes ... More specific processes are, however, also used, such as foaming, stripping after alkalinization, aerated lagooning, algal culture, biological denitrification, ion exchange or reverse osmosis. 2, record 1, English, - foam%20separation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Pollution de l'eau
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moussage
1, record 1, French, moussage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- élimination par moussage 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9limination%20par%20moussage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de séparation consistant à insuffler de l'air (ou un gaz) dans une colonne remplie d'effluent à épurer. La mousse ainsi formée est récupérée et condensée en un volume réduit. Elle contient alors de 85 à 95 % des détergents, ainsi que 25 à 35 % de tous les résidus organiques. 2, record 1, French, - moussage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'élimination par moussage est réalisée par insufflation de grandes quantités d'air sous faible épaisseur d'eau; elle doit être accompagnée d'un traitement complémentaire des mousses concentrées, par évaporation, ou au charbon actif. 2, record 1, French, - moussage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il n'y a pas un type unique de traitement tertiaire mais toute une gamme se rattachant le plus souvent à des procédés physico-chimiques [...] Mais on utilise aussi des procédés plus spécifiques tels que le moussage, le stripping après alcalinisation, le lagunage aéré, les cultures d'algues, la dénitrification biologique, l'échange d'ions ou l'osmose inverse. 3, record 1, French, - moussage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento del agua
- Contaminación del agua
- Medidas contra la contaminación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espumamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, espumamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- eliminación de espumas 1, record 1, Spanish, eliminaci%C3%B3n%20de%20espumas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concentración de los detergentes y agentes espumantes en la superficie de un tanque de aireación mediante la difusión de grandes cantidades de aire. 1, record 1, Spanish, - espumamiento
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El proceso mecánico de colecta de las grasas separadas por espumamiento se llama "espumación". 1, record 1, Spanish, - espumamiento
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