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INTERCEPTION CFC [1 record]

Record 1 1989-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Recapture and recovery of CFCs in flexible foams through carbon filtration, for example, can reduce operating losses by 50 percent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Récupération, au moyen de filtres ou d'autres dispositifs, des chlorofluorocarbures utilisés dans certains procédés industriels afin de les réutiliser éventuellement.

OBS

Pour la fabrication des mousses flexibles de polystyrène, on utilise les CFC comme agents moussants. Un filtre au charbon permet de récupérer la moitié du produit utilisé. L'interception des CFC est un cas spécifique de récupération.

Spanish

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