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GAZ ADSORBE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
DEF

A gas attached to organic matter or to clays.

CONT

Natural gas within the shale is found in three forms ... as free gas in the particle pores; as free gas in natural fractures; and as adsorbed gas on mineral surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
DEF

[Gaz] fixé à la matière organique de la roche.

CONT

Les schistes sont des roches particulièrement peu perméables dans lesquelles le gaz est stocké sous deux formes : gaz libre dans les pores ou dans les fractures de la roche et gaz adsorbé sur les particules organiques [...]

Spanish

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