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FILTRE TERRE DIATOMEES [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Brewing and Malting
DEF

A filter in which diatomaceous earth is used as a filtering medium to form a thick coat on the filter membrane for catching impurities and other particles in drinking water, as well as other liquids (wine, beer, syrup, swimming pool water, etc.), as they pass through the filter.

Key term(s)
  • D.E. filter
  • kieselgur filter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Brasserie et malterie
DEF

Filtre utilisant comme moyen filtrant la terre de diatomées qui forme une couche épaisse sur la membrane du filtre pour retenir, au passage dans le filtre, les impuretés et autres particules se trouvant dans l'eau ou dans tout autre liquide qui est ainsi filtré (vin, bière, sirop, eau de piscine, etc.).

OBS

filtre à diatomées; filtre à terre de diatomées; filtre à diatomite; filtre à kieselguhr : expressions erronées calquant «filtre à eau». Le terme «filtre à eau» signifie qui filtre l'eau, alors que le «filtre de diatomées» utilise les diatomées (moyen filtrant) pour filtrer un liquide.

Key term(s)
  • filtre de kieselgur

Spanish

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