1、 Guide for Safe Storage and Handling of Heated Petroleum-Derived Asphalt Products and Crude-Oil Residua API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 2023THIRD EDITION,AUGUST 2001Copyright American Petroleum Institute Provided by IHS under license with API No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS
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15、tworking permitted without license from IHS FOREWORD The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide industry with guidelines and pre-cautions for safe storage and handling of petroleum-derived asphalt products and crude-oilresidua when being stored and handled while heated.The first edition
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