Partial upgrading is an approach to processing Canadian oil sands bitumen with the
objective to produce a synthetic crude oil that meets specifications for pipeline transportation …

One of the ways that Alberta can help alleviate its worsening bottleneck in oilexport
pipelines is by partially upgrading oil sands bitumen before shipping it to market. Partial …

A detailed modeling framework to describe thermal cracking reactions during bitumen partial
upgrading on a molecular basis is put forward in this study. The first block of the framework …

Although the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with Canadian oil
sands have been investigated in recent years, questions remain regarding the source and …

This study investigates the hydrotreating characteristics of the vacuum gas oil (VGO) fraction
of partially upgraded bitumen (PUB), an alternative refinery feedstock from Canadian oil …

How oil sands bitumen is produced (through mining or in situ methods) and how the crude is
processed (either upgraded to synthetic crude oil, SCO, or diluted to produce dilbit) result in …

Partial upgrading of bitumen (PUB) improves the quality (increases the value) of crude oil
from bituminous sands to the level where pipeline specifications are met without—or with …

Bitumen partial upgrading refers to a prospective direction in the processing of Canadian
bitumen where its quality is improved just enough to meet pipeline specifications. Fixed-bed …

As the Canadian oil sands industry continues to evolve, so do challenges associated with
the industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In recent years, the industry has turned its …

Innovative clean technologies are part of the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
in both Canada and Alberta, particularly in the latter's petroleum industry. However, while …