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Tar sands of Alberta, Canada. [Review on reserves, history, properties and composition, technology, and commercial ventures]

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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

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