Wetting phenomena in oil sand systems and their impact on the water-based bitumen extraction process

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Drelich, J ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitumen; Oil sand; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; EXTRACTION; NUCLEATION; OPTIMIZATION; WETTING;

BITUMEN EXTRACTION PROCESS; BITUMEN FILM RUPTURE; BITUMEN TRANSFER; INJECTED GAS BUBBLES;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 39049103383     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403379     Document Type: Article

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