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- noun Plural form of
asphaltene .
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The microbes move on, as the large and complex compounds that remain, known as the asphaltenes, are too hard to digest.
In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades 2010
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The microbes move on, as the large and complex compounds that remain, known as the asphaltenes, are too hard to digest.
In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades 2010
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The microbes move on, as the large and complex compounds that remain, known as the asphaltenes, are too hard to digest.
In gulf oil spill's long reach, ecological damage could last decades 2010
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The compounds are classified as asphaltenes or maltenes according to their solubility in hexane or heptane.
Asphalt 2008
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Asphalts normally contain between 5 and 25% by weight of asphaltenes and may be regarded as colloids of asphaltene micelles dispersed in maltenes.
Asphalt 2008
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Heavy oil is an asphaltic, dense (low API gravity), and viscous oil that is chemically characterized by its content of asphaltenes (very large molecules incorporating most of the sulfur and perhaps 90 percent of the metals in the oil).
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The reduction reflects the removal of asphaltenes from bitumen which we use as a fuel source in our steaming, upgrading and co-generation power processes.
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The reduction reflects the removal of asphaltenes from bitumen which we use as a fuel source in our steaming, upgrading and co-generation power processes.
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The reduction reflects the removal of asphaltenes from bitumen which we use as a fuel source in our steaming, upgrading and co-generation power processes.
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