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    Bitumen (UK: /ˈbɪtʃʊmɪn/ BITCH-uu-min, US: /bɪˈtjuːmɪn, baɪ-/ bih-TEW-min, by-) is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact...
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    Oil sands (redirect from Crude bitumen)
    Oil sands, tar sands, crude bitumen, or bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. Oil sands are either loose sands or partially...
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  • Bitumen of Judea is a naturally occurring asphalt that has been put to many uses since ancient times.[vague] Bitumen of Judea may be used as a colorant...
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  • asphalt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asphalt most often refers to: Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form...
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    oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, located in northeastern Alberta...
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    Shilajit (redirect from Ashphaltum bitumen)
    effects on human health. Propolis Balsam Elaterite Wax Ozokerite Creosote Bitumen of Judea Resin Mummia Wilson E, Rajamanickam GV, Dubey GP, Klose P, Musial...
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  • Bitumen-based fuel is fuel specifically developed for industrial use. Raw bitumen, processed from Bituminous rocks, has an extremely high viscosity. Bitumen...
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    "powdered human mummies". It originated from Arabic mūmiyā "a type of resinous bitumen found in Western Asia and used curatively" in traditional Islamic medicine...
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  • Dilbit (redirect from Diluted bitumen)
    (diluted bitumen) is a bitumen diluted with one or more lighter petroleum products, typically natural-gas condensates such as naphtha. Diluting bitumen makes...
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  • The Refined Bitumen Association is the trade association for UK bitumen companies. It was formed in 1968. In 2000, it formed the Asphalt Industry Alliance...
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    called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite...
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    reinforcing geotextile to provide mechanical strength and elastomeric bitumen (often called asphalt in U.S.) to provide impermeability. Other components...
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  • Ethylene Copolymer Bitumen (ECB) is a black-colored mixture based on high quality polyethylene copolymers with different proportions of various special...
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  • bitumen from oil sands. Petroleum geologists categorize bitumen from oil sands as 'extra-heavy oil' due to its density of less than 10° API. Bitumen is...
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  • Elaterite (redirect from Elastic bitumen)
    Elaterite (also known as Aeonite, 'elastic bitumen' , 'mineral caoutchouc' or Wurtzilite) is a brown hydrocarbon varying somewhat in consistency, being...
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  • Orimulsion is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use by Intevep, the Research and Development Affiliate...
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    systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings. Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a material made up of organic liquids that...
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    North states. Bitumen was first discovered in 1900, with focused exploration beginning in 1905.The estimated probable reserves of bitumen in Ondo State...
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  • Bitumen froth treatment is a process used in the Athabasca oil sands (AOS) bitumen recovery operations to remove fine inorganics—water and mineral particles—from...
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    sites in South Africa. In 2016 Puma Energy delivered its first cargo of bitumen in Nigeria under a joint venture with Wabeco Petroleum Ltd. In 2010 Puma...
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    which formed Starčevo culture. The Albanian bitumen mines of Selenicë provide early evidence of bitumen exploitation in Europe, dating to Late Neolithic...
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    another, has been used since ancient times. More than 4300 years ago, bitumen was mentioned when the Sumerians used it to make boats. A tablet of the...
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    durability is a result of higher bitumen content, a thicker bitumen film, and lower air voids content. This high bitumen content also improves flexibility...
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    Chipseals are constructed by evenly distributing a thin base of hot tar, bitumen or asphalt onto an existing pavement and then embedding finely graded aggregate...
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    Niépce was the fact that the bitumen coating became less soluble after it had been left exposed to light. Niépce dissolved bitumen in lavender oil, a solvent...
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    Nynas AB is a Swedish manufacturer of specialty naphthenic oils and bitumen products. Founded in 1928 as a national oil company with a traditional range...
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    petroleum, coal tar, or plants. Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt, while plant-derived pitch, a resin, is known as rosin in its...
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    of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen, also known as asphalt. At room temperature, tar pitch flows at a very...
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    primarily of unbaked brick, with the occasional use of baked bricks or bitumen. Kasr – also called Palace or Castle, it was the location of the Neo-Babylonian...
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    of Shem. Jubilees 10:20 states that the Tower of Babel was built with bitumen from the sea of Shinar. David Rohl theorized that the Tower was actually...
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