Sub-Product
- Main Product
- Oil Sands
- Segment
- Extractive Industry Products
- Main-Family
- Fossil Hydrocarbons
- Sub-Family
- Liquid Feedstock
- Physical State
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Liquid
- Sub-Product
- Bitumen
- Alt. Names
- Oil Sands Bitumen
- Description
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A typical Oil Sands deposit in Alberta contains on average about 10% Bitumen, 5% Water and 85% Solids, mostly in the form of coarse Silica Sand. Oil Sands also contain fine solids and clays, typically in the range of 10 to 30% by weight. Bitumen are produced from the Oil Sands via an Extraction Process. They contain a significant fraction of complex long chain Hydrocarbon molecules known as Asphaltenes. These highly complex molecules make Bitumen sticky, viscous and almost rock-solid at room temperatures. Asphaltene content can vary from 10% to over 20%, depending on reservoir geology.
Figure 1 - Products from the Oil Sands: Dilbit, Synbit and Synthetic Crude Explained
Source: Oil Sands Magazine, Products from the Oil Sands: Dilbit, Synbit and Synthetic Crude Explained
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Identifiers
No Identifiers defined
Chemical Data
- Sulfur Content (wt%)
- 4
- Specific Gravity
- 1.00
Crude Data
- API Gravity
- 10
- Country
Properties
- Default
- Status
- A
System Info
- Update by
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Kokel, Nicolas - Updated
- 2/26/2023 6:14 PM
- Added by
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Kokel, Nicolas
- Added
- 10/31/2022 10:35 AM
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