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HOT WATER SEPARATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research and Development (Petroleum Tech.)
CONT

In the late 1890s, Dr. Christian Hoffman of the GSC [Geological Survey of Canada] experimented with hot water treatment of the oil sands in his Ottawa laboratory, and was able to separate bitumen from the sand grains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et développement (Technol. pétrol.)
CONT

À la fin des années 1890, Christian Hoffman, de la CGC [Commission géologique du Canada], fit des expériences de traitement à l'eau chaude des sables bitumineux dans son laboratoire d'Ottawa. Il réussit alors à séparer le bitume des grains de sable.

Spanish

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