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Record 1 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Gas originating in the processing of crude petroleum or feedstocks and comprising principally hydrocarbons. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Principal sources [of LPG] are natural gas and refinery gas, from which the liquefied petroleum gases are separated by fractionation.

OBS

The composition of this gas varies in accordance with the refining process from which it is produced, but it consists essentially of the same paraffin hydrocarbons as natural gas, plus olefins (as propylene, butylene, and ethylene) not found in natural gas.

OBS

refinery gas: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Gaz provenant des opérations de traitement du pétrole brut ou des charges d'alimentation et contenant principalement des hydrocarbures. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

gaz de raffinerie : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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