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CORROSIVENESS [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Supply
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Since the two tendencies are inseparable for a metal to corrode and for water and the materials it contains to promote or inhibit corrosion, the corrosiveness of a material or the corrosivity of water must be determined in relative, rather than absolute, terms.

Key term(s)
  • corrosivity of water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

Une eau agressive est une eau qui dissout les dépôts calcaires. L'agressivité est liée principalement à la quantité des différents composés du gaz carbonique présents dans l'eau. Une eau totalement adoucie a tendance à dissoudre un dépôt calcaire. L'agressivité de l'eau n'est pas liée à la corrosivité de l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Process for improving the odour of a light distillate or reducing its corrosiveness, consisting in removing hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans or converting the latter to disulfides. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

Before treatment the distillate is termed sour; after treatment it is termed sweet.

OBS

sweetening: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Procédé destiné à améliorer l'odeur d'un distillat léger ou à empêcher l'action corrosive, consistant à éliminer l'hydrogène sulfuré et les mercaptans ou à convertir ces derniers en disulfures. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Avant traitement, le distillat est qualifié d'acide; après traitement, il est qualifié de doux.

OBS

adoucissement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
DEF

Procedimiento especial de refinación que tiene por objeto suprimir el mal olor o las propiedades corrosivas de algunos productos de la destilación del petróleo.

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