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GEL COLLOIDAL [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
DEF

A colloïd of the porous mass of mature hydrated cement paste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
CONT

Les composés organiques, albuminoïdes, hydrates de carbone, cellulose, résines, se décomposent et précipitent en un gel colloïdal qui va constituer un ciment amorphe.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

During heating, the colloidal gels are destroyed. Two processes take place simultaneously: certain types of suspended solids are solubilized (for example, starch is hydrolysed to form sugars) , matter in solution is precipitated (e.g. glucose).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Durant la cuisson, les gels colloïdaux sont détruits. On assiste à deux phénomènes simultanés: solubilisation de certaines matières en suspension (l'amidon par exemple s'hydrolyse avec formation de sucres), précipitation de matières en solution (constatée sur le glucose).

CONT

Les composés organiques, albuminoïdes, hydrates de carbone, cellulose, résines, se décomposent et précipitent en un gel colloïdal qui va constituer un ciment amorphe [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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