Coal tar

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > organic material > tar (material)

Descripción

Black viscous liquid with a naphthalene odor obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal. It can be separated into several fractions: gasoline, oil, creosote, and pitch. Coal tar is used in the manufacture of plastics, aniline dyes, for waterproofing, paints, roofing, roads, and as a pesticide.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300012992

Otros términos

  • koolteer [nl]
  • goudron de houille [fr]
  • alquitrán de hulla [es]
  • coal tars [en]
  • coal-tar [en]
  • tar, coal [en]
  • tars, coal [en]
  • goudrons de houille [fr]
  • alquitrán de carbón [es]