attaque acide...

English translation: acid cleaning

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French term or phrase:attaque acide
English translation:acid cleaning
Entered by: Gary Raymond Bokobza

20:00 Jan 14, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: attaque acide...
Can somebody help me translate the first sentence?

Atelier de lavage de charbon actif : Cet atelier a pour objectif de diminuer les cendres totales par attaque acide des poudres de charbon activé à la vapeur. Cet atelier est constitué essentiellement de filtres et d’un four séchoir.


translation attempt:

 Activated Carbon Cleaning Workshop: The purpose of this workshop is to reduce the ashes by
Gary Raymond Bokobza
Spain
Local time: 11:20
acid cleaning
Explanation:
I think it's "Active carbon washing process - this process is designed to reduce the total ash by acid-cleaning active carbon powder in steam. This process consists basically of filters and one drying oven."

Again, as in another posting on this text, I have suggested you might consider using "process" rather than "workshop" in this whole context (even though the source word here is "atelier")
Selected response from:

Adam Thomson
Local time: 10:20
Grading comment
thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2acid attack
Katerina Kallitsi
5Unit for washing activated charcoal: this unit is intended to reduce the ash content of powdered
Henry Scott (X)
3acid cleaning
Adam Thomson
1an attempt
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
acid attack


Explanation:
Activated Carbon Cleaning Workshop: This workshop aims at a decrease for total ashes by the acid attack of the activated carbon powders on the vapor.

Katerina Kallitsi
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentini Mellas
5 mins
  -> Åõ÷áñéóôþ, Âáëåíôßíç

agree  Robintech
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Robintech
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
an attempt


Explanation:
the aim of the facility is to reduce the total amount of ash by way of acid attack of steam-activated carbon powder

a guess...

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 963
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Unit for washing activated charcoal: this unit is intended to reduce the ash content of powdered


Explanation:
charcoal by acid treatment in steam.

Henry Scott (X)
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Sirett: best so far, but the charcoal is activated by steam, then treated with acid.
5 mins
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
acid cleaning


Explanation:
I think it's "Active carbon washing process - this process is designed to reduce the total ash by acid-cleaning active carbon powder in steam. This process consists basically of filters and one drying oven."

Again, as in another posting on this text, I have suggested you might consider using "process" rather than "workshop" in this whole context (even though the source word here is "atelier")

Adam Thomson
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 98
Grading comment
thanks!
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