Trona (mineral grade sodium carbonate) as a process aid for the hot water process

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-59

  Dai, Q ^a,b,e,f,g,h   Chung, K H ^a,b,c,d  

^a CYTEC Industries ^*

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

^f Southern University of Technology   (China)

^g TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHABASCA BITUMEN; BICARBONATES; CHEMICAL GRADE ALKALINES; HOT WATER EXTRACTION PROCESS; MINERAL GRADE; PROCESSIBILITY; SODIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ASSAYS; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBONATE MINERALS; COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; MATERIALS TESTING; OIL SANDS; RAW MATERIALS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0029735262     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-01-08     Document Type: Article

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