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WATER-GAS-TAR CREOSOTE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

A distillate of the water-gas tar that is the residue from the carburetion of water gas with petroleum oil.

OBS

Differs from coal-tar creosote mainly in its having almost no tar acids or tar bases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des bois
DEF

Produit de la distillation du goudron de gaz à l'eau, c'est-à-dire d'un produit résiduaire de la carburation du gaz à l'eau avec des huiles de pétrole.

OBS

La créosote de goudron de gaz à l'eau diffère de la créosote de goudron de houille principalement en ce qu'elle ne comporte ni phénols ni composés organiques azotés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Tratamiento de la madera
DEF

Creosota obtenida por destilación del alquitrán del gas de agua.

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