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| − | Bitumen is the impure, tar-like substance that is derived as a bi-product of the factional distillation of crude oil. | + | '''Bitumen''' is the impure, tar-like substance that is derived as a bi-product of the factional distillation of crude oil. |
Bitumen is a naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of [[hydrocarbon]]s heavier than [[pentane]], that may contain [[sulphur]] compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well. | Bitumen is a naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of [[hydrocarbon]]s heavier than [[pentane]], that may contain [[sulphur]] compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well. | ||
[[Category:Energy]] | [[Category:Energy]] | ||
Revision as of 02:18, September 12, 2007
Bitumen is the impure, tar-like substance that is derived as a bi-product of the factional distillation of crude oil.
Bitumen is a naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentane, that may contain sulphur compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well.