Usage of chemicals in industry

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Usage of chemicals in industry

• Comenius-project

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Monitoring of chemicals at the chosen factory -
at Egervin Corporation

• Description of the project
• 10 students interested in chemistry took part in
  the programme. They exchanged information with
  the students of the partner schools using e-mail.
  The language of the project was English.
• Since the spring of 1999 the students visited the
  chosen industrial firm several times. They got
  information about the history, the business
  strategy and the role of the firm in the region.
  The students learnt about the process of the
  production and the different chemicals used
  concentrating on environment protection.
• Several tests were performed in the lessons based
  on the chemicals and technology seen at the firm.

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Welcome to Eger

• Eger the town of grapes and wines
• Our twin-towns Esslingen, Macon, Pori,
  Sepsiszentgyörgy
• to start the video click on the picture

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The view of the centre from the castle
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Several thousands of tourists visit the town

• The main sights the medieval fortress, the
  Basilica, the Liceum, the baroque Dobó Square,
  the Minaret, the orthodox church.
• Eger is the educational and cultural centre of
  Heves County.
• The town is famous for its health springs.

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Famous wines are produced from the grapes grown
on the hills around Eger.
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The biggest wine producing firm in Eger is
Egervin Corporation. The students visited and
studied this firm.
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Different chemicals found in wine are tested in
the laboratory of Egervin.
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The students examined the measuring instruments
in the lab of the firm
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Szilágyi Gimnázium prepares the students to be
able to follow their studies at colleges and
universities and to take part in
study-competitions successfully.
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The big hall of the school - the chemistry lab
can be found there
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The students performed one of the measuring tests
they had seen in the lab of the firm.
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During the process of wine production sulphur can
get into the wine. The very importance of the
measuring-test is to determine this
sulphur-content.