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HYDROTREATED VEGETABLE OIL [1 record]

Record 1 2020-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) are paraffinic hydrocarbons similar to gas-to-liquids (GTL) and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) diesel fuels. ... HVO can be used as blending component in diesel fuel or as pure fuel.

OBS

[A biofuel] produced by hydrogenating vegetable oils or animal fats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Les huiles végétales hydrotraitées. La première voie consiste à utiliser des huiles végétales (colza, soja, palme, jatropha, etc., et à plus long terme des algues) pour produire des hydrocarbures.

OBS

Biocarburant issu d'un hydrotraitement poussé des huiles végétales ou animales [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía de la biomasa
OBS

aceite vegetal hidrotratado; aceite vegetal hidrogenado; hidrobiodiésel; HVO: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "aceite vegetal hidrotratado" es la traducción de la expresión inglesa "hydrotreated vegetable oil", frecuentemente citada por su sigla "HVO". [...] Además, y de acuerdo concretamente con la legislación española, no es incorrecto incluirlo dentro de los llamados "biocarburantes" o "biocombustibles", por lo que tanto [...] denominaciones como ["aceite vegetal hidrogenado" e] "hidrobiodiésel" son apropiadas, pero menos específicas [...]

OBS

HVO, por sus siglas en inglés.

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