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GAZEIFICATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Gas Industry
  • Coal Gasification
DEF

... a process that uses heat, pressure, and steam [or chemicals] to convert materials directly into a gas composed primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

OBS

Typical raw materials used in gasification are coal, petroleum-based materials, and organic materials.

OBS

The resulting gas will contain hydrogen, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons with large amounts of nitrogen (if air is used as a feed instead of oxygen); the exact composite will depend on the temperature, pressure, time and presence of catalyst.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Industrie du gaz
  • Gazéification des charbons
DEF

Transformation complète de matière organique, principalement sous l'action de la chaleur, en gaz combustible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Industria del gas
  • Gasificación del carbón
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Record 2 2010-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
CONT

Production of carbonation by passing the wine from one bottle to another, under carbon-dioxide pressure, is now seldom employed because of its slowness.

OBS

Carbonated wines have many characteristics of fermented sparkling wines, and this simple physical process is much less expensive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

[...] opération qui consiste à faire dissoudre dans des vins secs, moelleux ou ayant même reçu une liqueur d'expédition, une quantité suffisante d'acide carbonique [...] pour que la pression obtenue soit comparable à celle des vins mousseux, produits par une deuxième fermentation alcoolique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
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