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AGENT FLUXANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-08-03

English

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

Fluid added to another to reduce its viscosity. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

This term embraces relatively volatile distillates used in the manufacture of cut-backs, to relatively involatile oil used in the manufacture of fluxed bitumens.

OBS

flux: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Fluide ajouté à un autre pour en réduire la viscosité. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

fluidifiant; fluxant : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

Le premier de ces termes couvre les solvants assez volatils servant à la fabrication des bitumes fluidifiés, le second les huiles peu volatiles servant à la fabrication des bitumes fluxés.

Spanish

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