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CHELATER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Anti-pollution Measures
DEF

To form a complex chemical compound in which an ion, usually metallic, is bound into a stable ring structure.

OBS

[Chelation is the] process of reversible binding of a ligand, the chelator or chelating agent, to a metal ion, forming a metal complex, the chelate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Fixation de cations (le plus souvent métalliques) par interactions électrostatiques.

CONT

Dans ce but on peut chélater les polluants avec des ligands spécifiques qui diminuent la quantité d'ions libres.

OBS

[La chélation est un] processus physico-chimique de fixation d'ions positifs multivalents (calcium, plomb, mercure, etc.) par des corps dits chélateurs ou agents chélateurs.

Spanish

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