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A pyrolysis-gas chromatographic analysis of athabasca bitumen

  • R. George
  • , S. Ritchie
  • , Rodney S. Roche
  • , William Steedman

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Abstract

A study of the pyrolysis of Athabasca bitumen has been made using the pyrolysis-gas chromatographic technique. At temperatures below 500°C the evolution of volatile products from bitumen is dominated by a distillation process. Pyrolysis becomes more important in the higher temperature regions; by 950°C deep-seated degradation to gases and light ends is dominant. The apparent activation energy of the low-temperature process is reported. © 1978 American Chemical Society.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-372
Number of pages3
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development
Volume17
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1978

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