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CARBON-RATIO THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

The theory that the gravity of oil in any area is inversely proportional to the carbon ratio of the coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
OBS

D. White a émis [...] la théorie suivante connue sous le nom de théorie du «carbon ratio» : le degré de carbonification des charbons contenus dans les roches sédimentaires est un index de la nature de l'huile et du gaz contenus dans ces roches; l'huile est d'autant plus lourde que la carbonification est moins poussée. Autrement dit, la pression et la température opèrent une sorte de distillation du brut.

Spanish

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