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FOUR CRAQUAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Cracking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cracking furnace
1, record 1, English, cracking%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... ethylene plants generate hydrogen as a co-product from cracking furnaces in making ethylene and other chemicals (e.g. propylene, butadiene). 1, record 1, English, - cracking%20furnace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cracking: In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursors. 2, record 1, English, - cracking%20furnace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Craquage (Pétrole)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- four de craquage
1, record 1, French, four%20de%20craquage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les usines d’éthylène produisent également de l’hydrogène comme coproduit des fours de craquage dans la fabrication de l’éthylène et d’autres substances chimiques (p. ex. du propylène, du butadiène, etc.) [...] 1, record 1, French, - four%20de%20craquage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
craquage : Le craquage (cracking en anglais) est, en chimie, et plus particulièrement en chimie du pétrole, l’opération qui consiste à casser une molécule organique complexe en éléments plus petits, notamment des alcanes, des alcènes, des aldéhydes et des cétones. 2, record 1, French, - four%20de%20craquage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physics of Solids
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carbon-carbon
1, record 2, English, carbon%2Dcarbon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carbon-carbon will probably see more extensive use. 1, record 2, English, - carbon%2Dcarbon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Carbon-carbon can tolerate extremely high temperatures. 1, record 2, English, - carbon%2Dcarbon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It [i.e. carbon-carbon] gets its odd name from the fact that it consists of carbon fibres laid up in a special matrix (the actual matrix material used is classified) which is baked and reduced to carbon after the component is formed. 1, record 2, English, - carbon%2Dcarbon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique des solides
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carbone-carbone
1, record 2, French, carbone%2Dcarbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau constitué d’une texture de fibres de carbone en trois dimensions, et d’une matrice de la même matière. Cette dernière est obtenue par craquage d’hydrocarbures à l'intérieur d’un four sous vide, à plus de 1 000 degrés [Celsius].(Science et Technologie, 05. 1989, 15, p. 29). 2, record 2, French, - carbone%2Dcarbone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Cracking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oil-cracking furnace 1, record 3, English, oil%2Dcracking%20furnace
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Craquage (Pétrole)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- four de craquage du pétrole
1, record 3, French, four%20de%20craquage%20du%20p%C3%A9trole
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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