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REFINERY BITUMEN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Asphalts
- Road Construction Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- straight-run bitumen
1, record 1, English, straight%2Drun%20bitumen
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- straight-run petroleum bitumen 2, record 1, English, straight%2Drun%20petroleum%20bitumen
correct, Great Britain
- straight-run asphalt 3, record 1, English, straight%2Drun%20asphalt
correct
- straight-run asphaltic bitumen 4, record 1, English, straight%2Drun%20asphaltic%20bitumen
- refinery bitumen 5, record 1, English, refinery%20bitumen
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bitumen obtained after the final stage of distillation of a petroleum of a suitable type. 6, record 1, English, - straight%2Drun%20bitumen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The asphalt-base petroleum will produce asphalt by a physical process. During the distillation, several different fractions are separated from the petroleum ... When the distillation process is controlled so that overheating and subsequent chemical changes do not take place, the asphalt residue that remains is called a straight-run asphalt. Generally, a two-step operation is used. 7, record 1, English, - straight%2Drun%20bitumen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There is some question as to whether these terms may also refer to a blend of different grades of straight-run bitumen. 8, record 1, English, - straight%2Drun%20bitumen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- straight-run distilled asphalt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bitumes
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bitume pur
1, record 1, French, bitume%20pur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bitume de distillant 2, record 1, French, bitume%20de%20distillant
correct, masculine noun
- bitume de distillation directe 3, record 1, French, bitume%20de%20distillation%20directe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- bitume obtenu par distillation 4, record 1, French, bitume%20obtenu%20par%20distillation
masculine noun
- bitume de distillation 5, record 1, French, bitume%20de%20distillation
masculine noun
- bitume direct 4, record 1, French, bitume%20direct
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bitume obtenu après distillation du pétrole brut. 5, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bitumes purs : ainsi dénommés car obtenus par divers procédés de raffinage à partir de bruts pétroliers. Ils ne comportent aucun ajout destiné à en modifier la consistance ou les propriétés. 1, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bitumes de distillation directe, produits au cours de la distillation du pétrole; celle-ci est généralement conduite en deux étapes : la première à pression atmosphérique, la seconde sous vide. Le type de ces bitumes en est le Mexphalte 40/50 (SHELL), produit généralement utilisé en France et convenant pour l'enrobage des déchets qui, après immobilisation, intègrent une dose de rayonnement ne dépassant pas 1.108rads. 6, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'extrusion. Ce procédé est applicable à une grande variété de déchets : solutions aqueuses, concentrats d'évaporation, boues de traitements chimiques, échangeurs d'ions, cendres d'incinération. Il peut utiliser les deux classes de bitume : bitumes de distillation directe et bitumes soufflés, mais il est particulièrement adapté à la mise en œuvre des secondes qui, à basse température, donnent des enrobés visqueux. 6, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bitume de distillation directe : Désigne le produit direct de la distillation, avant tout mélange. 7, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bitume pur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 7, record 1, French, - bitume%20pur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- asphalte de distillation directe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Asfaltos de petróleo
- Materiales de construcción de carreteras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bitumen de destilación directa
1, record 1, Spanish, bitumen%20de%20destilaci%C3%B3n%20directa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Petroleum Distillation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conversion capacity
1, record 2, English, conversion%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is expected that new refinery conversion capacity will have to be added to provide expanded markets for the increasing volumes of blended bitumen 1, record 2, English, - conversion%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Distillation du pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité de transformation
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20transformation
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les raffineries devront augmenter leur capacité de transformation pour pouvoir recevoir des volumes croissants de bitume fluidifié. 1, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20transformation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-02-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Asphalts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air-rectification
1, record 3, English, air%2Drectification
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air-Rectification of Refinery Bitumen :Bitumen produced by straight steam-refining from certain crude oils may be deficient in the components of very high molecular weight which are insoluble in heptane, the "asphaltene" fraction... It is the common practice of bitumen producers in the United Kingdom to increase the asphaltene content of low-asphaltene material by oxidation of the hot straight-run bitumen by a current of air blown through it. This process must not be confused with that used to produce the so-called "blown" grades of bitumen. 1, record 3, English, - air%2Drectification
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air-rectification: Possibly a term used only in Great Britain. 2, record 3, English, - air%2Drectification
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Bitumes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- semisoufflage
1, record 3, French, semisoufflage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- semi-soufflage 2, record 3, French, semi%2Dsoufflage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de fabrication du bitume consistant à souffler une base jusqu'à l'obtention d'un bitume défini. 1, record 3, French, - semisoufflage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique de semi-soufflage relativement récente est actuellement largement employée. Elle consiste à souffler une base, obtenue par distillation atmosphérique ou sous vide, jusqu'à l'obtention d'un bitume défini. 3, record 3, French, - semisoufflage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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