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Record 1 2001-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Petroleum Cracking
DEF

[A bitumen] obtained by pyrogenic breakdown of heavy molecules.

CONT

Thermal or cracked asphalts differ from other asphalts in that they are a product of a cracking process wherein chemical changes take place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Craquage (Pétrole)
DEF

[Bitume] obtenu par destruction pyrogénée de molécules lourdes [et qui] conviennent aux applications qui demandent une grande fluidité à chaud suivie d'un durcissement rapide par refroidissement.

Spanish

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