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OXYGENE ACTIF [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

active oxygen: A term used to express oxidizing bleaching chemicals in terms of equivalent amounts of oxygen, especially for peroxygen compound like peracids. In this case, only one oxygen in the -O-O- linkage of the peracid is considered active or a available for bleaching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

oxygène actif : Façon d'exprimer le pouvoir d'oxydation en terme d'équivalent-oxygène. Dans ces cas, seulement un oxygène du lien -O-O- est considéré comme étant actif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Poder de oxidación del oxígeno presente como peróxido u otras mitades que contengan oxígeno activo en solución expresado como oxígeno (peso equivalente de 8,00).

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