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GYRACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Granular contact mass equipment. The Gyractor. [This equipment makes] systematic use of large nuclei. Instead of leaving the calcium carbonate crystals to form ultra-microscopic nuclei use is made of a so-called catalytic mass consisting of grains of marble or sand between 200 microns and 1 mm in size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Appareil à masse de contact granulaire. Le Gyractor. [Cet appareil fait] l'emploi systématique de germes ultramicroscopiques, on utilise une masse dite catalysante constituée de grains de marbre ou de sable ayant des dimensions comprises entre 200 microns et 1 mm.

Spanish

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