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EPAISSISSEMENT BOUES [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
DEF

The process by which water is removed from sludge either by prolonged settlement aided by slow mechanical stirring and sometimes with the addition of chemicals, or by solids flotation or centrifugation.

OBS

sludge thickening: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Procédé par lequel l'eau est retirée des boues soit par décantation prolongée avec agitation mécanique lente et parfois addition de produits chimiques soit par flottation des matières solides ou par centrifugation.

OBS

épaississement des boues : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • épaississement de la boue
  • concentration de la boue

Spanish

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

Proceso por el cual se reduce significativamente el contenido de agua en el lodo, bien sea por sedimentación prolongada con ayuda mediante agitación mecánica lenta y a veces con la adición de productos químicos, o por la flotación o centrifugación de sólidos.

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