On Bitumen Liberation from Oil Sands

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 476-479

  Basu, S ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a   Masliyah, Jacob H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athabasca oil sands; Dynamic and static contact angles; Hot water process

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; EXTRACTION; GLASS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; BITUMEN FILM THINNING; BITUMEN LIBERATION; FILM RUPTURE; HOT WATER PROCESS; PH CYCLE;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 0031123387     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750224     Document Type: Article

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