| die Anlage | plant [as in power plant, recycling plant]; system/equipment [as in Stereoanlage] |
| verdichten; der Verdichter, - | to compress; compressor [but for cars and fridges, compressor =der Kompressor; an air compressor for use e.g. with power tools is "die Pressluftmaschine"] |
| der Hochofen, ¨- | furnace, blast furnace |
| die Synthese, -n | synthesis |
| die Reduktion | reduction [especially in the chemical sense] |
| die Oxydation | oxidation |
| zersetzen | to cause to decompose or disintegrate |
| zerlegen | to take apart, to dismantle |
| der Teer, -e | tar |
| der Kohlenstoff, -e; die Kohle, -n | carbon; coal |
| der Wasserstoff | hydrogen |
| der Sauerstoff | oxygen |
| der Druck, ¨-e | pressure |
| der Kreislauf | cycle, circulation (Germans also use this term to refer to their "circulatory system," and like to refer to indeterminate feelings of "unwellness" as "Kreislaufprobleme," which can culminate in a "Kreislaufkollaps": loss of consciousness due to insufficient supplies of oxygen or glucose to the brain) |
| die Raffinerie, -n | refinery |
| das Eisenerz, -e | iron ore |
| fest | solid |
| flüssig | liquid |
| gasförmig | gaseous |
| das Abwasser, ¨- | waste water, sewage |
| der Einsatz | deployment, use (of) |
| es handelt sich um | it is a matter of |
| der Stoff, -e; stofflich | material, matter, fabric; material [adjective - e.g. stoffliche Verwertung = material recycling] |
| spalten, spaltete, hat gespalten | to split |
| gezielt; das Ziel, -e; zielen | targeted; target, goal; to aim |
| die Menge, -n | quantity, amount [also means "set" in the mathematical sense: Mengenlehre = set theory] |
| die Zufuhr von | the supply of [a necessary resource] |
| gängig | common, customary |
| Bar [not capitalized when used as a unit]; das Barometer | bar [unit of pressure equal to 100 kPa; atmospheric pressure at sea level is roughly 1 bar]; barometer |
| das Mittel, - | means of achieving a certain end, agent (in the preceding sense) |
| der Bestandteil, -e | component part |
| die Verbindung, -en; verbinden, verband, hat verbunden | compound, connection; to combine, to connect |
| das Fließbild, das Flussdiagramm, der Flussplan, das Ablaufdiagramm, der Arbeitsplan [for work flow plans], das Ablaufschaubild, der Programmablaufplan [for computer programs] | flow chart |
| der Wärmetauscher, - | heat exchanger |
| die Sumpfphasereaktoreinheit, -en | "sump phase reactor unit" [der Sumpf = bog, marsh] |
| die Rückstände | residues |
| das Entspannungsgas, - | ? Entspannung = relaxation, release of tension |
| das Syncrude | synthetic oil(s) |
| der Schacht, ¨-e | shaft [e.g. mine shaft, elevator shaft]; vertical, cylindrical part of certain metallurgical blast furnaces |
| weitgehend unter Luftabschluss | largely under exclusion of air |
| verschwelen | to carbonize ["schwelen" = "to smoulder"] |
| verkoksen | to carbonize [Koks = coke [as in coal]] ["Koks" is also slang for money ["dough"] and cocaine] |
| die Pyrolyse | pyrolysis |
| der Drehrohrofen, ¨- | rotary furnace, rotary kiln |
| die Thermoplaste [Pl] | thermoplastics, i.e. plastics that can be melted in order to be reshaped |
| das Duromer, -e | duromer, thermosetting plastic [this type of plastic cannot be melted in order to be reshaped] |
| das Elastomer, -e | elastic plastic :) |
| werden bei Anlagerung von Wasserstoff durch Hydrierreaktionen abgesättigt | are saturated by hydration reactions that bind hydrogen to them |
| Mittelöle | medium density oils such as diesel fuel or home heating fuel |
| das Vakuumrückstandsöl, -e | vacuum residue oil? |
| die Salzsäure | hydrochloric acid |
| fraktionieren | to fractionate (i.e. to separate into fractions by distillation [taking advantage of differing boiling points], crystallization etc.) |
| einwertige Alkohole | alcohols with a single OH (hydroxyl) group, such as methanol & ethanol |
| mehrwertige Alkohole | alcohols with more than one OH (hydroxyl) group, such as ethanediol (used as antifreeze) |