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BUREAU MINES CORRELATION INDEX [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrochemistry
DEF

A hydrocarbon classification system introduced by the US Bureau of Mines, which divides all hydrocarbon fractions into key parts.

OBS

These [key parts] are paraffinic, paraffinic-naphthenic, naphthenic-paraffinic and naphthenic; the higher the naphthenic proportion, the higher the index. Crude oils from different sources can be compared by reference to their correlation indices.

Key term(s)
  • Bureau of Mines correlation index
  • US Bureau of Mines correlation index

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie du pétrole
CONT

Indice de corrélation de l'U.S. Bureau of Mines (servant à déterminer la nature paraffinique ou aromatique d'une fraction de pétrole [...]; plus le CI est élevé plus la fraction est de nature aromatique.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petroquímica
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