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PETROLEUM BITUMEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Road Construction Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- petroleum bitumen
1, record 1, English, petroleum%20bitumen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- petroleum asphalt 2, record 1, English, petroleum%20asphalt
correct
- artificial asphalt 3, record 1, English, artificial%20asphalt
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Artificial asphalt: brown to black solid or semisolid bituminous substance ... obtained as the residue from the refining of certain petroleums. 3, record 1, English, - petroleum%20bitumen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Petroleum asphalt is produced in all consistencies from light road oils to heavy, high-viscosity industrial types. 4, record 1, English, - petroleum%20bitumen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The solid hydrocarbons may be subdivided into four main groups: petroleum bitumens, pyrobitumens, disseminated bitumens and oxygen-bearing bitumens. The petroleum bitumens can be subdivided into the asphaltic bitumens and the mineral waxes. 5, record 1, English, - petroleum%20bitumen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
There are some fifty different types of petroleum bitumen, each intended for a specific range of applications. 6, record 1, English, - petroleum%20bitumen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bitumes
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bitume de pétrole
1, record 1, French, bitume%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- asphalte de pétrole 2, record 1, French, asphalte%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
masculine noun
- bitume pur de pétrole 3, record 1, French, bitume%20pur%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bitume [...] fabriqué industriellement à partir des pétroles bruts d'où l'on extrait, au préalable, les fractions les plus légères. 4, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Produit provenant de la distillation du pétrole. 5, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bitumes se divisent en bitumes naturels [...], et en bitumes de pétroles [...] 6, record 1, French, - bitume%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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