Product

Product Models
Insights
Solutions
Main Product
Oil Sands
Segment
Extractive Industry Products
Main-Family
Fossil Hydrocarbons
Sub-Family
Liquid Feedstock
Physical State

Liquid

Product
Bitumen
Names
Oil Sands Bitumen
Link
https://www.oilsandsmagazine.com/technical/product-streams

Description

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

Please login/register for full access
Insight Articles

Your insights will be shown here

Products Picture
https://rahabitumen.com/bitumen-components/
  Product Communicator
Title Date
  UserPic (Oil Sands) Bitumen created 10/31/2022
Identifiers

No Identifiers defined

Chemical- / Crude Data
Sulfur Content (wt%)
4
Specific Gravity
1.00
API Gravity
10
Country
Crude Data
API Gravity
10
Country
Product Settings
Default
Status
A
Content provided by
Transaction Name Date
Modified by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 2/26/2023 6:14 PM
Added by UserPic   Kokel, Nicolas 10/31/2022 10:35 AM