Tar sands of Alberta, Canada. [Review on reserves, history, properties and composition, technology, and commercial ventures]
Book
·
OSTI ID:7223674
The discussion is presented under the following section headings: occurrence and reserves; history of the Athabasca tar sands; properties and characteristics of Athabasca tar sands, including bulk properties, properties of tar sand minerals, bitumen properties, and properties of refined products; technology of the recovery of values from tar sands, including in-situ processes, mining, processing of mined tar sands for bitumen recovery, and upgrading the value of bitumen; commercial ventures, including those of Great Canadian Oil Sands, Limited; Syncrude Canada, Limited; Shell Canada, Limited; Home Oil Company, Limited; and Aluminex, Limited; Amoco Canada, Limited; and AOP Group. A bibliography with 78 references, as well as lists of tables and figures, is included. (JGB)
- OSTI ID:
- 7223674
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Tar sands of Alberta, Canada. [Review on reserves, history, properties and composition, technology, and commercial ventures]
Athabasca tar sands are back on the scene
Comparative economics of tar sands conversion processes
Book
·
Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1973
·
OSTI ID:7223675
Athabasca tar sands are back on the scene
Journal Article
·
Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1972
· Can. Pet.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:7210039
Comparative economics of tar sands conversion processes
Conference
·
Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1969
· 160th Nat. Amer. Chem. Soc. MTG.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:5210948
Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040100 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
040300 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Drilling
Fracturing & Mining
040400* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining
040500 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONIZATION
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKE
COKING
COLD-WATER PROCESSES
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
CRACKING
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DECOMPOSITION
DENITRIFICATION
DESULFURIZATION
DIAGRAMS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FLOWSHEETS
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FLUIDS
FOAMS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HOT-WATER PROCESSES
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INFORMATION
MINING
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PARTICLE SIZE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
REFINING
RESERVES
RESOURCES
REVERSE COMBUSTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIZE
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SULFUR
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TABLES
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
040100 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
040300 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Drilling
Fracturing & Mining
040400* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining
040500 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONIZATION
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKE
COKING
COLD-WATER PROCESSES
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION
CRACKING
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DECOMPOSITION
DENITRIFICATION
DESULFURIZATION
DIAGRAMS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FLOWSHEETS
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FLUIDS
FOAMS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HOT-WATER PROCESSES
IN-SITU PROCESSING
INFORMATION
MINING
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PARTICLE SIZE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
REFINING
RESERVES
RESOURCES
REVERSE COMBUSTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SIZE
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SULFUR
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
TABLES
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES