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Bitumen upgrading
Figure 1. This is an upgrading facility located near Fort McMurray, Alberta,…
The Manufacturing Of Lubricating Oil Process
Lube oil is extracted from crude oil, which undergoes a preliminary purification…
Catalytic Dewaxing
Although included under the separation processes, catalytic dewaxing is actually a low-severity…
Solvent Dewaxing
Figure 5.12 shows a general scheme of solvent dewaxing that uses stage-wise…
Simplified Flow Diagram of a Deasphalting Process
Simplified Flow Diagram of a Deasphalting Process Figure 5.9 shows a simplified…
Gradient Solubility Model
Because of the large disparity in structure and properties of asphaltenes and…
Deasphalting Process
The deasphalting process in a refinery flow scheme as an intermediate process…
How are lubricants produced
A lubricant consists of 70-100% base lubricants and up to 30% chemical…




