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FASE DISPERSA [2 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The increasing of the concentration of at least one dispersed phase at the top of a dispersion by a partial and reversible separation.

OBS

creaming of dispersions: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Augmentation de la concentration d'au moins une des phases à la surface d'une dispersion, due à une séparation partielle et réversible du mélange.

OBS

crémage de dispersions : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Aumento en la concentración de al menos una fase dispersa en la superficie de una dispersión debido a una separación parcial y reversible.

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Record 2 2003-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
DEF

The combination or aggregation of suspended colloidal particles in such a way that they form small clumps or tufts.

OBS

The word is derived from this appearance. Flocculation can often be reversed by agitation, as the cohesive forces are relatively weak. This is not true of other forms of aggregation (coalescence and coagulation), which are irreversible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
DEF

Coagulación y precipitación de núcleos de sedimentación a partir de compuestos coloidales, separándose la fase dispersa del medio de dispersión.

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