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Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
DEF

A brown to black solid or semi-solid bituminous substance occurring in nature, but also obtained as the residue from the refining of certain petroleums and then known as artificial asphalt.

OBS

In America the term [asphalt] is used both for the naturally occurring product and that obtained from the distillation of petroleum. Elsewhere the artificial asphalt is usually called bitumen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
OBS

En France, le terme «asphalte naturel» (ou, en abrégé, «asphalte») désigne une roche naturellement imprégnée de bitume, alors que «asphalte artificiel» s'applique à un produit constitué de matières minérales inertes enrobées de bitume.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
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