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ASPHALTIC PETROLEUM [1 record]

Record 1 2000-06-27

English

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

Heavy crude oil containing a high proportion of asphaltenes, aromatics and naphthenes, and which yields a residue suitable for the manufacture of bitumens. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

asphaltic crude: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Pétrole brut lourd contenant une proportion élevée d'asphaltènes, d'aromatiques et de naphtènes, et qui permet d'obtenir un résidu adapté à la fabrication des bitumes. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

Les pétroles asphaltiques, moins riches en hydrogène, bruns ou noirs, visqueux, relativement lourds, leur distillation laisse un résidu noir et poisseux appelé «brai».

OBS

pétrole brut asphaltique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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