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[A] fuel reforming reaction where the fuel is partially oxidized to carbon monoxide and hydrogen rather than fully oxidized to carbon dioxide and water.  4, record 1, English, - partial%20oxidation

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In chemistry, a partial oxidation(POX) reaction occurs when a substoichiometric fuel-air mixture is partially combusted in a reformer, creating a hydrogen-rich syngas, which can then be put to further use, for example in a fuel cell. A distinction is made between thermal partial oxidation(TPOX) and catalytic partial oxidation(CPOX).  3, record 1, English, - partial%20oxidation

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Partial oxidation is a technically mature process in which natural gas or a heavy hydrocarbon (heating oil) is mixed in an exothermic process with oxygen.  3, record 1, English, - partial%20oxidation

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Réaction chimique qui survient lorsqu'un mélange stochiométrique de fioul et d'air est partiellement brûlé dans un reformeur, ce qui crée un syngas riche en hydrogène.  2, record 1, French, - oxydation%20partielle

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L'oxydation partielle consiste en une réaction entre un carburant (gaz naturel, hydrocarbures légers, voire le charbon) avec l'oxygène, suivie ici encore d'une purification du gaz en raison du monoxyde de carbone CO. Elle peut être réalisée avec des hydrocarbures plus lourds que pour le vaporeformage; en revanche, comme pour le vaporeformage, le carburant doit aussi être purifié : il doit d'abord être débarrassé du soufre - ce qui peut être fait avant ou après la première réaction d'oxydation, puis du CO₂ et du CO. Ce procédé est arrivé à maturité.  3, record 1, French, - oxydation%20partielle

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Biomass burning has only recently been recognized as a major source of important trace gases and aerosol particles. Through burning, the chemical elements in vegetation are cycled back to the atmosphere and to soils in chemical and physical forms and proportions which make biomass burning an important biogeochemical process. Before the advent of humans, fire was ignited naturally by lightning strikes in dry vegetated regions. Today, however, the process is driven almost exclusively by human activity which includes the burning of forested areas to facilitate land clearing, the burning of harvest debris to maintain cleared land, the extensive burning of natural grasslands and savannas to sustain nomadic agriculture, and the burning of biomass as fuel for cooking and heating. The importance of biomass burning is well recognized in International Global Atmospheric Chemistry and this activity, Biomass Burning Experiment : Impact on the Atmosphere and Biosphere(BIBEX), was established to address this phenomenon. It is being carried out by a multi-national science team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany.  3, record 2, English, - Biomass%20Burning%20Experiment%3A%20Impact%20on%20the%20Atmosphere%20and%20Biosphere

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The U. S. led the world in numbers and efficiency of nuclear power plants. The chemistry of wartime reprocessing had been adapted to the commercial fuel cycle, and experimental breeder reactors had furnished experience for the design and start of construction of a commercial-size demonstration plant.  1, record 3, English, - demonstration%20plant

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Centrale créée pour effectuer, tester et valider des recherches.  2, record 3, French, - centrale%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration

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Deux centrales de démonstration utilisant des réacteurs à neutrons thermiques, refroidis par de l'hélium sous pression élevée (40 et 48 bar respectivement), ont été construites et mises en service dans les années 1970 et 1980 [...]  1, record 3, French, - centrale%20de%20d%C3%A9monstration

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A type of acid-based fuel cell in which the exchange of protons (H+) from the anode to the cathode is achieved by a solid, water-swollen membrane electrolyte impregnated with a strong acid.  6, record 7, English, - proton%20exchange%20membrane%20fuel%20cell

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A PEM(Proton E xchange Membrane, also called Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) fuel cell uses a simple chemical process to combine hydrogen and oxygen into water, producing electric current in the process. For those interested in the chemistry, it works something like electrolysis in reverse.  4, record 7, English, - proton%20exchange%20membrane%20fuel%20cell

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[These] fuel cells typically run at low temperatures (<100ºC) and pressures (<5 atm).  6, record 7, English, - proton%20exchange%20membrane%20fuel%20cell

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Pile dont l'électrolyte est une membrane échangeuse de protons.  7, record 7, French, - pile%20%C3%A0%20combustible%20%C3%A0%20membrane%20%C3%A9changeuse%20de%20protons

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Agencies working for NASA use this term for a lighter-than-air aircraft designed to explore the planets. An aerobot is a helium-filled balloon fitted with heaters that are powered by solar cells. During the day, solar energy will heat the helium and give it extra buoyancy; at night, the balloon will drop to lower altitudes or even touch the ground. A limitation of the design is that its movements cannot be fully controlled, though it may have some ability to dictate its altitude, perhaps through dropping ballast, releasing gas or managing its temperature. A big advantage of this design is that it doesn’t need fuel, which is expensive to transport and which runs out all too soon. Unlike satellites, aerobots fly in the atmosphere, so allowing experiments to be carried out on its chemistry. They can also view and record the ground from much lower altitudes than is possible with satellites. NASA plans to send a device of this sort to Mars in 2003, and possibly later to Titan, Venus and Jupiter.  2, record 8, English, - aerobot

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Aérostat robotique de petite dimension destiné à l'exploration planétaire.  3, record 8, French, - a%C3%A9robot

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La mission prévoit d'envoyer un aérobot sur Mars pour étudier la présence d'eau et de vie. Cette déclaration de mission a deux objectifs distincts : l'un technologique : démontrer la réussite du déploiement d'un ballon solaire sur Mars, l'autre scientifique : faire fonctionner la charge utile qui recherchera de l'eau et de la vie sur la planète rouge.  4, record 8, French, - a%C3%A9robot

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The makeup of wildland fuels.  2, record 9, English, - fuel%20chemistry

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Fuel chemistry consists of cellulose, hemicellulose lignin, and nonstructural components; extractives(volatiles), which tend to increase flammability and mineral ash, which tends to decrease flammability.  2, record 9, English, - fuel%20chemistry

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Éléments naturels qui composent les combustibles d'origine forestière.  1, record 9, French, - chimie%20des%20combustibles%20forestiers

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For particular quantities of a given kind, an ordered set of values, continuous or discrete, defined by convention as a reference for arranging quantities of that kind in order of magnitude.  1, record 10, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

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Examples : a) the Mohs hardness scale; b) the pH scale in chemistry; c) the scale of octane numbers for petroleum fuel.  1, record 10, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

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conventional reference scale; reference-value scale: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrologoy (OIML), and others.  2, record 10, English, - conventional%20reference%20scale

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Pour des grandeurs particulières d'une nature donnée, ensemble de repères ordonnés, continu ou discret, défini par convention comme référence pour classer en ordre croissant ou décroissant les grandeurs de cette nature.  1, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

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Exemples : a) l'échelle de dureté de Mohs; b) l'échelle de pH en chimie; c) l'échelle des indices d'octane pour les carburants.  1, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

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échelle de repérage : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).  2, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage

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