sulphur content

  • 1sulphur dioxide — /sʌlfə daɪˈɒksaɪd / (say sulfuh duy oksuyd) noun a colourless gas or liquid with a strong pungent odour which is non combustible and is soluble in water, ether and alcohol; it is used as an oxidising and reducing agent, and for various industrial …

  • 2sulphur — Pale yellow non metallic chemical element naturally occurring in crude oil. Reduction of sulphur content in fuels is desirable for corrosion control and for the efficient functioning of exhaust catalysyts …

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  • 3sulphur-free fuels — Term used to describe the latest petrol and diesel fuels with a sulphur content of 10 part per million or less. These fuels are designed to optimise the performance of new engine and exhaust clean up technologies such as gasoline direct injection …

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  • 4content — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 contents things inside sth VERB + CONTENTS ▪ dump, empty, pour, spill ▪ She emptied the contents of her bag on the floor 2 subject matter ADJECTIVE …

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  • 5sulphur — generally regarded as an impurity in steel as it can have detrimental effects on strength, ductility and weldability as well as producing hot and cold shortness. Its content in most steels is limited to a maximum of 0.050%. Sulphur is beneficial… …

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  • 6sulphur — noun Sulphur is used before these nouns: ↑content, ↑emission …

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  • 7The Mines of Sulphur — is an opera in three acts by Richard Rodney Bennett, his first full length opera, composed in 1963. Beverley Cross wrote the libretto, based on his play Scarlet Ribbons , at the suggestion of Colin Graham, who eventually directed the first… …

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  • 8Ultra-low-sulfur diesel — (ULSD, also spelled “sulphur” in British English) is a term used to describe diesel fuel with substantially lowered sulfur content. As of 2006, almost all of the petroleum based diesel fuel available in Europe and North America is of a ULSD type …

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  • 9Ultra-low sulfur diesel — (ULSD) (also spelled “sulphur”) is a term used to describe a standard for defining diesel fuel with substantially lowered sulfur contents. As of 2006, almost all of the petroleum based diesel fuel available in Europe and North America is of a… …

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  • 10Mazut — is a heavy, low quality fuel oil, used in generating plants and similar applications. In the United States and Western Europe, mazut is blended or broken down with the end product being diesel. Mazut may be used for heating houses in former USSR… …

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