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Record 1 2004-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
OBS

Bitumen is deficient in hydrogen, compared to typical crude oils which contain approximately 14 percent hydrogen. Therefore, to make it an acceptable feedstock for conventional refineries, it must be upgraded through the addition of hydrogen or the rejection of carbon. In order to transport bitumen to refineries equipped to process it, bitumen must first be blended with a diluent, commonly referred to as condensate, to meet pipeline specifications for density and viscosity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
OBS

Le bitume renferme peu d'hydrogène par rapport aux bruts typiques qui comptent environ 14 p. 100 d'hydrogène. Par conséquent, pour faire du bitume extrait d'une matière première transformable en raffineries classiques, il faut d'abord le valoriser par ajout d'hydrogène ou extraction de carbone. Pour être en mesure de transporter le bitume vers les raffineries équipées pour le traiter, il faut d'abord le fluidifier au moyen d'un solvant couramment appelé condensat dont l'ajout permet d'amener les caractéristiques de viscosité et de densité aux valeurs exigées par les pipeliniers.

Spanish

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