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PARAFFIN REMOVAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Distillation
- Black Products (Petroleum)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dewaxing
1, record 1, English, dewaxing
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paraffin removal 2, record 1, English, paraffin%20removal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process that either removes paraffin and microcrystalline waxes from a feedstock, or converts them to compounds of lower molecular mass and/or changed molecular structure. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 1, English, - dewaxing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The extraction of waxes from lubricating oil cuts during their purification. 4, record 1, English, - dewaxing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some chemical treatments are acidizing, crude-oil demulsification, corrosion inhibition, paraffin removal, scale removal ... 2, record 1, English, - dewaxing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The process is used in petroleum refining to separate those hydrocarbons that readily solidify (waxes) from petroleum. 5, record 1, English, - dewaxing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dewaxing: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - dewaxing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Distillation du pétrole
- Produits noirs (Pétrole)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déparaffinage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9paraffinage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé consistant à enlever les paraffines et les cires microcristallines d'une charge ou à les convertir en composés de masse moléculaire plus faible et/ou de structure moléculaire différente. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9paraffinage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Séparation de la paraffine contenue dans une huile. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9paraffinage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les huiles lubrifiantes de haute qualité sont fabriquées à partir de pétroles bruts paraffiniques, donc de distillats ayant des points d'écoulement très élevés. Comme ces lubrifiants doivent rester bien fluides en hiver, [...] il est nécessaire d'extraire la paraffine des distillats utilisés. La méthode la plus courante est le déparaffinage au solvant [...] 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9paraffinage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Déparaffinage par centrifugation. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9paraffinage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déparaffinage : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9paraffinage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Destilación del petróleo
- Productos negros (Petróleo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desparafinado
1, record 1, Spanish, desparafinado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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