Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
glødesand
English translation:
sodium nitrate accelerant (caliche)
Added to glossary by
Christine Andersen
Jul 2, 2009 08:45
14 yrs ago
Danish term
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
glødesand
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
component of barbecue briquettes
Sorry, nothing to do with plastics and ceramics - after several attempts to change it, I haven't time to try any more!
Glødesand
... is an item on a declaration for barbecue briquettes (various types, not all containing 'glødesand'), but made of various materials and pressed together with a binder.
The other components may be
charcoal (hardwood or softwood)
aske (ash) - which is NOT glødesand...
bindemiddel (binder)
grilltændvæske (fire starter)
Is 'glødesand' some kind of granule?
Most of the text is about food hygiene rules and safety when dealing with hot coals etc. - standard phrases and common sense, so there is not a lot of useful context apart from the declaration!
Thanks for any suggestions!
Glødesand
... is an item on a declaration for barbecue briquettes (various types, not all containing 'glødesand'), but made of various materials and pressed together with a binder.
The other components may be
charcoal (hardwood or softwood)
aske (ash) - which is NOT glødesand...
bindemiddel (binder)
grilltændvæske (fire starter)
Is 'glødesand' some kind of granule?
Most of the text is about food hygiene rules and safety when dealing with hot coals etc. - standard phrases and common sense, so there is not a lot of useful context apart from the declaration!
Thanks for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 | sodium nitrate accelerant |
Andres Larsen
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Change log
Jul 2, 2009 15:20: Christine Andersen Created KOG entry
Jul 3, 2009 13:04: Christine Andersen changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/52610">Christine Andersen's</a> old entry - "glødesand"" to ""sand""
Proposed translations
6 hrs
Andres Larsen
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in English
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
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sodium nitrate accelerant
Constituents of charcoal briquettes
Charcoal briquettes sold commercially for cooking food can include:[1][2]
Wood charcoal (fuel),
mineral char (fuel),
mineral carbon (fuel),
Limestone (ash colorant),
Starch (binder),
Borax (release agent),
***Sodium nitrate (flammable accelerant)***,
Sawdust.
quoted from:
Briquette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass briquettes. ... California Barbecue Association website. Retrieved May 11 2007. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briquette -
flammable sodium nitrate caliche is naturally occurring sandy rock
barbecue briquettes may include sodium nitrate as a flammable accelerant component
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-07-02 15:54:42 GMT)
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glad to have been of help this time around
sorry about my "wild guess" foul-up the other day
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-07-02 17:12:33 GMT)
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Chilean Caliche
In the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, there are vast deposits of a mixture, also referred to as caliche, composed of gypsum, sodium chloride, plus other salts and sand, associated to Salitre ("Chile Saltpeter"). Salitre, in turn, is a composite of ***Sodium nitrate*** (NaNO3) and Potassium nitrate (KNO3). Salitre was an important source of export revenue for Chile until World War I, when in Europe both nitrates began to be industrially produced in large quantities.
***These deposits are the largest known natural source of nitrates in the world, containing up to 25% sodium nitrate*** and 3% potassium nitrate, as well as iodate minerals, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, and ***sodium borate (borax)***. The caliche beds are from 0.2 to 5 meters thick, and they are mined and refined to produce a variety of products, including sodium nitrate (for agriculture or industry uses), potassium nitrate, sodium sulfate, iodine, and iodine derivatives.
quoted from:
Caliche (mineral) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia25 May 2009 ... Caliche is a sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate cements together other materials, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliche_(mineral) -
another component of caliche sand rock is sodium borate (borax), used as a release agent in barbecue briquettes (see above listing of barbecue briquette components)
Charcoal briquettes sold commercially for cooking food can include:[1][2]
Wood charcoal (fuel),
mineral char (fuel),
mineral carbon (fuel),
Limestone (ash colorant),
Starch (binder),
Borax (release agent),
***Sodium nitrate (flammable accelerant)***,
Sawdust.
quoted from:
Briquette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass briquettes. ... California Barbecue Association website. Retrieved May 11 2007. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briquette -
flammable sodium nitrate caliche is naturally occurring sandy rock
barbecue briquettes may include sodium nitrate as a flammable accelerant component
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-07-02 15:54:42 GMT)
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glad to have been of help this time around
sorry about my "wild guess" foul-up the other day
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2009-07-02 17:12:33 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Chilean Caliche
In the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, there are vast deposits of a mixture, also referred to as caliche, composed of gypsum, sodium chloride, plus other salts and sand, associated to Salitre ("Chile Saltpeter"). Salitre, in turn, is a composite of ***Sodium nitrate*** (NaNO3) and Potassium nitrate (KNO3). Salitre was an important source of export revenue for Chile until World War I, when in Europe both nitrates began to be industrially produced in large quantities.
***These deposits are the largest known natural source of nitrates in the world, containing up to 25% sodium nitrate*** and 3% potassium nitrate, as well as iodate minerals, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, and ***sodium borate (borax)***. The caliche beds are from 0.2 to 5 meters thick, and they are mined and refined to produce a variety of products, including sodium nitrate (for agriculture or industry uses), potassium nitrate, sodium sulfate, iodine, and iodine derivatives.
quoted from:
Caliche (mineral) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia25 May 2009 ... Caliche is a sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate cements together other materials, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliche_(mineral) -
another component of caliche sand rock is sodium borate (borax), used as a release agent in barbecue briquettes (see above listing of barbecue briquette components)
Note from asker:
| It looks as if you have found the answer - thanks! I may need it for a later job, so it will be useful. I have re-opened the question, and wil grade it with points when the full 24 hours have elapsed. |
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Comment: "Thanks again!"
Discussion
We were running out of time, and no explanatin seemed to be forthcoming, so the client's contact person said simply write 'sand' in the translation - apparently it was a rather hypothetical situation anyway.