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Fall 2023
At the heart of heavy oil and bitumen upgrading, thermal conversion technologies are found. One such process is visbreaking where bitumen is thermally converted into lighter materials. However, the conversion by visbreaking is limited by the onset of the formation of solid carbonaceous materials...
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The Role of Sulfur during the Cracking of n-Hexadecane and Cold Lake Bitumen with alpha-Fe2O3 and Steam
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Coke produced during bitumen upgrading has a high heteroatom content and low economic value. To improve feed efficiency, cracking of hexadecane and bitumen with α-Fe2O3 and water has been studied to decrease coke yield, while increasing sulfur content. Compared to thermal cracking, catalytic...