Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

soda fresca

English translation:

fresh [caustic] soda

Added to glossary by guillen
Jul 17, 2019 21:49
4 yrs ago
Spanish term

soda fresca

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci Colombia
This appears on a list as "Suministro de Soda Fresca" for an oil and gas refinery project. There is no additional explanation.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 fresh [caustic] soda
Change log

Jul 18, 2019 23:36: guillen changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/7681">guillen's</a> old entry - "soda fresca"" to ""fresh [caustic] soda""

Discussion

Clarkalo Jul 17, 2019:
Fresca is a brand of soda I'm guessing this was referring to a supply of Fresca sodas, likely as refreshment for workers on the project.

Proposed translations

+5
47 mins
Selected

fresh [caustic] soda

Sería.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2428623.html
This invention relates to novel improvements in oil refining and more particularly to an improved method of regenerating treating agents and refining petroleum oils.

Fresh caustic soda may be fed into line 3 through line 13 when starting the process into operation and even in smaller amounts later as make-up for any small amounts of caustic soda which may be lost during the course of normal operation.


https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=OceZiupiSrsC&pg=PA120&l...
Crude Oil, Processes and Products


https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-237245
...compra de soda caústica fresca, ya que la soda gastada será regenerada para un nuevo uso.

...la soda cáustica es empleada para remover los componentes de sulfuro que contiene el crudo cuando llega a la refinería. A través del lavado con soda, los colombianos pueden obtener gasolina, ACPM y gas licuado de petróleo sin contaminantes.


https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4902863.pdf
La soda cáustica es empleada profusamente en las refinerías de petróleo y otras industrias químicas, ya que es un agente despojador de Impurezas tales como el ácido sulfhídrico. mercaptanos, ácidos nafténicos, tiofenoles, tiocresoles, tioxilenoles...

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Note added at 49 mins (2019-07-17 22:39:02 GMT)
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Oil Refining
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AVFB_enAR848AR848&ei=YK...

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2019-07-18 23:31:01 GMT) Post-grading
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You're very welcome, guillen! Saludos :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter : Yes, in some places it's called "sosa" , in others it's known as "soda".
37 mins
Thank you, Robert! I did not know that. Saludos :)
agree Marie Wilson
7 hrs
Thank you, Marie!
agree Derek Voglis : In which language is it called sosa?
8 hrs
Thank you, Derek! Neilmac provides a link to Wikipedia below your *agree* and I did find other sites (in Spanish) with the word *sosa*. Saludos :)
agree Andrea Sacchi
10 hrs
Gracias, Andrea :)
agree neilmac : @Derek: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidróxido_de_sodio
12 hrs
Thank you, Neil! Saludos :)
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