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PARAFFINE REMOVER [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solvents and Petroleum Spirits
  • Petrochemistry
  • Oil Refining
OBS

remover: A solvent or chemical used in removing a substance (as from a surface).

OBS

paraffin: Any hydrocarbon of the methane series.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Solvants et essences spéciales (Pétrole)
  • Chimie du pétrole
  • Raffinage du pétrole
OBS

[...] la méthode la plus moderne est le déparaffinage au solvant.

OBS

déparaffinage : Séparation de la paraffine contenue dans une huile.

OBS

solvant : Liquide possédant la propriété de dissoudre certaines substances [...] Le raffinage des huiles de pétrole s'effectue à l'aide de solvants sélectifs, comme le phénol ou le furfurol pour l'extraction des aromatiques, le propane pour le désasphaltage, la méthyléthylcétone pour le déparaffinage.

Spanish

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