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SYNTHETIC GAS [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressed and Liquefied Gas (Petroleum)
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
  • Gas Industry
DEF

Gas which has been treated and can contain components that are not typical of natural gas.

OBS

Manufactured (synthetic) gases can contain substantial amounts of chemical species that are not typical of natural gases or common species found in atypical proportions as in the case of wet and sour gases.

OBS

... made from coal, coke or petroleum products for use as a fuel, illuminant or raw material for synthesis.

OBS

[Manufactured gas] includes: gasworks gas or town gas ...; coke-oven gas ...; blast-furnace gas ...; liquefied petroleum gas ...; and other hydrocarbon gases obtained in the course of processing crude petroleum or its derivatives.

OBS

manufactured gas; synthetic gas: terms and definition standardized by ISO in 2014.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz de pétrole comprimés et liquéfiés
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
  • Industrie du gaz
DEF

Gaz qui a été traité et qui peut contenir des constituants qui ne sont pas typiques des gaz naturels.

OBS

Les gaz manufacturés (de synthèse) peuvent renfermer des quantités substantielles d’espèces chimiques qui ne sont pas typiques des gaz naturels ou des espèces communes, mais en proportions atypiques comme c’est le cas pour les gaz humides et les gaz acides.

OBS

[...] produit soit à partir de charbon, de coke ou d'huile, soit par conversion du gaz naturel ou de gaz de pétrole liquéfié, soit encore par mélange en proportion variable de ces différents gaz.

OBS

gaz manufacturé; gaz de synthèse : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2014.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

The synthetic gas resulting from incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic material to primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

DEF

Synthesis gas resulting from coal conversion.

DEF

A gas produced by reaction of hydrocarbons or carbohydrates with oxygen and steam to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen synthetic natural gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Mélange de monoxyde de carbone et d'hydrogène utilisé comme matière première en pétrochimie.

Spanish

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