English-Swedish translations for alkali

• alkalie en
• alkali en
  Överskottet från kloralkaliindustrin måste deponeras, för den deponeringen är nödvändig.The surpluses from the chlor-alkali industry must be stored, because that storage is necessary.
  Vi vet att kloralkaliindustrin måste sluta upp med exporten.We know that the chlor-alkali industry must cease exports.
  skriftlig. - (PT) År 1990 rekommenderade Oslo-Paris-kommissionen (OSPAR) att alla kvicksilvercellbaserade kloralkalianläggningar (MCCAP) skulle gå över till kvicksilverfri teknik senast 2010.in writing. - (PT) In 1990 the Oslo-Paris Commission (OSPAR) recommended that all mercury cell chlor-alkali plants (MCCAPs) be converted to mercury-free technology by 2010.

Definition of alkali

• One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue
• Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters

Related words

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