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FRACTION LIMONEUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silt fraction
1, record 1, English, silt%20fraction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are four main stages ... that converts sediment to vitrified pellets: -Separation ... by sorters and hydrocyclones; -Mechanical dewatering of the silt fraction by belt presses; -Pelletizing of the silt fraction; -Firing at temperatures between 1150°C and 1180°C with excess air to fix metals in a ceramic-like pellets that can be used as building material. 1, record 1, English, - silt%20fraction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraction limoneuse
1, record 1, French, fraction%20limoneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ce procédé [...] comprend essentiellement quatre étapes pour convertir les sédiments en boulettes vitrifiées :-séparation par classificateurs et hydrocyclones [...];-déshydratation mécanique de la fraction limoneuse par filtres-presses;-production de boulettes à partir de la fraction limoneuse;-traitement thermique à des températures variant entre 1150 et 1180 °C, avec excès d’air, de façon à fixer les métaux dans une matrice de céramique sous forme de boulettes qui peuvent être utilisées dans la construction. 1, record 1, French, - fraction%20limoneuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vitrified pellet
1, record 2, English, vitrified%20pellet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are four main stages to this commercial process that converts sediment to vitrified pellets: -Separation of sediment solid and clay fractions by sorters and hydrocyclones; -Mechanical dewatering of the silt fraction by belt presses; -Pelletizing of the silt fraction; -Firing at temperatures between 1150°C and 1180°C with excess air to fix metals in a ceramic-like pellets that can be used as building material. 1, record 2, English, - vitrified%20pellet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boulette vitrifiée
1, record 2, French, boulette%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ce procédé disponible commercialement comprend essentiellement quatre étapes pour convertir les sédiments en boulettes vitrifiées :-séparation par classificateurs et hydrocyclones des fractions solides et limoneuses des sédiments;-déshydratation mécanique de la fraction limoneuse par filtres-presses;-production de boulettes à partir de la fraction limoneuse;-traitement thermique à des températures variant entre 1150 et 1180 °C, avec excès d’air, de façon à fixer les métaux dans une matrice de céramique sous forme de boulettes qui peuvent être utilisées dans la construction. 1, record 2, French, - boulette%20vitrifi%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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