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PO/TBA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- propylene oxide/tertiary butyl alcohol
1, record 1, English, propylene%20oxide%2Ftertiary%20butyl%20alcohol
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PO/TBA 1, record 1, English, PO%2FTBA
correct
- POTBA 2, record 1, English, POTBA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... PO plant capacity ... The domestic producers have also submitted that because of the high cost of investment in POSM route and POTBA route, the technology adopted by them is ideally suited for medium capacity plants and Technip along with MPL have proposed now to construct plants in China ... The Chinese plant will also include Polyol plant based on the design of SORL. 3, record 1, English, - propylene%20oxide%2Ftertiary%20butyl%20alcohol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
ARCO Chemical's physical plant consists of eight major propylene oxide/styrene monomer (PO/SM) and propylene oxide/tertiary butyl alcohol (PO/TBA) plants and numerous downstream manufacturing units in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. 1, record 1, English, - propylene%20oxide%2Ftertiary%20butyl%20alcohol
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oxyde de propylène et alcool tertiobutylique
1, record 1, French, oxyde%20de%20propyl%C3%A8ne%20et%20alcool%20tertiobutylique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oxyde de propylène et alcool butylique tertiaire 1, record 1, French, oxyde%20de%20propyl%C3%A8ne%20et%20alcool%20butylique%20tertiaire
proposal, masculine noun
- oxyde de propylène et tertiobutanol 1, record 1, French, oxyde%20de%20propyl%C3%A8ne%20et%20tertiobutanol
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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