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ASPHALT-BASE CRUDE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-08

English

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

Crude oil containing a high percentage of naphthenic and asphaltic hydrocarbons.

CONT

Asphaltic base crude oils contain little or no paraffin wax, but asphaltic matter is usually present in large proportions.

OBS

naphthene-base oil: ... is often called asphalt-base oil because the residue from its distillation contains asphaltic materials but little or no paraffin wax.

OBS

asphalt-base (adj.): Containing relatively large amounts of asphalt-forming substance. [also:] yielding asphaltic residues on refining. Used especially of crude petroleum.

OBS

naphthenic base crude: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • asphaltic base crude

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Pétrole brut contenant une très forte proportion de naphtènes (cycloparaffines) dans tout ou partie des fractions et résidus de distillation. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

On dit que les pétroles bruts sont à base asphaltique lorsque les fractions les plus lourdes du pétrole brut contiennent des produits semblables aux asphaltes naturels.

OBS

pétrole brut naphténique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • brut asphaltique

Spanish

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