Qualité RP

English translation: RP (Reagent Purity) grade

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French term or phrase:Qualité RP
English translation:RP (Reagent Purity) grade
Entered by: Susan Gastaldi

15:11 Jul 15, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / List of chemicals
French term or phrase: Qualité RP
I have a list of chemicals with "qualité RP" after some of them, e.g. acide sulphurique.Does anyone know what RP stands for and what the English translation is? Thanks
Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 15:04
RP grade
Explanation:
Electrocatalytic composition for oxygen-depolarized cathode - US ...
Many important industrial processes generate hydrochloric acid as a ... of the acid fed to the electrolyticcell, be it pure acid (RP grade) or acid of ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/7074306/description.html

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Il existe diffèrents type de "qualité" pour le produits chimiques
Par exemple "RP grade" (qualité pure), "Molecular grade" (compatible pour les expérience de Bio Moléculaire) "Cell culture grade" (compatible avec le cultures cellulaires et donc, entre autre, stéril)...etc..
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Lionel_M (X)
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Thanks, this fits
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4RP grade
Lionel_M (X)
3 +1Reagent Purity
Dr Lofthouse
2Réglement sur les precurseurs
liz askew


  

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RP grade


Explanation:
Electrocatalytic composition for oxygen-depolarized cathode - US ...
Many important industrial processes generate hydrochloric acid as a ... of the acid fed to the electrolyticcell, be it pure acid (RP grade) or acid of ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/7074306/description.html

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-07-15 15:38:41 GMT)
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Il existe diffèrents type de "qualité" pour le produits chimiques
Par exemple "RP grade" (qualité pure), "Molecular grade" (compatible pour les expérience de Bio Moléculaire) "Cell culture grade" (compatible avec le cultures cellulaires et donc, entre autre, stéril)...etc..


Lionel_M (X)
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Thanks, this fits

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neutral  liz askew: Hi, what does "RP" stand for here?//So what is the point of answering? Sorry, I though you would know what it meant Lionel:-)
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  -> Not sure about Liz, but could be "research proof"
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Réglement sur les precurseurs


Explanation:
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:oztuNDy5g24J:www.hc-sc....

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-15 16:29:09 GMT)
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should be a grave accent on the first "e".

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-15 16:31:03 GMT)
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CanLII - Règlement sur les précurseurs, DORS/2002-359
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1041; Substances désignées et des précurseurs à l'application de la Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances, Règlement soustrayant des, ...
www.canlii.org/fr/ca/legis/regl/dors.../dors-2002-359.html - Cached - Similar

In a big rush as I am struggling with a translation myself.........

liz askew
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1 day 26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Reagent Purity


Explanation:
all chemicals are graded according to % purity, some are 'analytical grade', some with lower purity can be used as reagents, but may contain minor contaminants that interfere withe certain assays etc. Standards are set by different organisations eg ASTM International and American Chemical Society.

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Note added at 1 day28 mins (2009-07-16 15:40:04 GMT)
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(effectively the same meaning as Lionel's term)

Dr Lofthouse
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agree  Polangmar
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