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Naturally-occurring, inflammable organic matter formed from kerogen in the process of petroleum generation that is soluble in carbon bisulfide. Bitumen includes hydrocarbons such as asphalt and minera [..]
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Refers to any of a variety of mixtures of hydrocarbons occurring naturally or obtained through the distillation of coal or petroleum. (See also coal tar pitch and asphalt).
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  A naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentane, that may contain sulphur compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a comme [..]
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Solid, semi-solid or viscous hydrocarbon with a colloidal structure, being brown to black in colour, obtained as a residue in the distillation of crude oil, vacuum distillation of oil residues from at [..]
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mid-15c., from Latin bitumen "asphalt," probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (compare Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tr [..]
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An organic, naturally occurring form of petroleum with a tar-like consistency.
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black, sticky, tar-like organic liquid.
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Bitumen is a naturally-occurring, non-drying, tarry substance used in paint mixtures, especially to enrich the appearance of dark tones
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asphalt.
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Also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum. It also occurs in nature as asphalt "lakes" and "tar sands.&qu [..]
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An organic compound, used as a weatherproof coating, and as a barrier layer in multi-wall paper sacks and industrial wraps.
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natural bitumen is a non-evaporated residue of oil/petroleum in the ground or on the surface; it is the heaviest oil/petroleum product where crude oil refining is concerned.
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Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons occurring naturally or obtained through the distillation of coal or petroleum. (See Coat Tar Pitch and Asphalt)
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Virtually in-volatile adhesive material derived from crude petroleum which is used to coat mineral aggregate for use in construction and maintenance of paved surfaces.
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A class of black or dark-colored (solid, semisolid, or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons, of which asphalts, tars, pitches, and asphaltites are typical.
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(n) any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
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N bitumen| pitch| asphalt (generic name for various hydrocarbons)
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Dark, naturally occurring solid or semisolid substances composed mainly of a mixture of hydrocarbons with little oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur.
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Can be used as an adhesive under pavers. Made from a combination of asphalts and neoprene.
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hydro-carbon which hardens by the action of light. It was used by Joseph Nicephore Niepce to produce the worlds first photograph in the early 19th century.
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Bitumen is a viscous oily liquid or solid, that softens on heating, primarily consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons. It may be naturally occurring or obtained as the heavy by-product fraction in the distillation of crude oil for petroleum products. Otherwise known as asphalt, but not totally correctly known as tar, it is an essential waterproofing se [..]
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petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms. Requires unconventional production methods such as mining or steam assisted gravity drainage.
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A generic term applied to natural inflammable substances of variable color, hardness, and volatility, composed principally of a mixture of hydrocarbons substantially free from oxygenated bodies.
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Heavy oil or petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms. Bitumen generally has a density of less than 10 degrees API.
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Very heavy refined fractions used as the basis for the manufacture of road asphalt and roofing felt.
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A mixture that is too thick to flow through pipelines unless heated or diluted. It's the heaviest, thickest form of petroleum, and can either be found in oils sands deposits or the residue of dis [..]
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Naturally-occurring, inflammable organic matter formed from kerogen in the process of petroleum generation that is soluble in carbon bisulfide. Bitumen includes hydrocarbons such as asphalt and minera [..]
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Petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms.
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Is a heavy, viscous form of crude oil, bitumen general has an API gravity of less than 10°. Also called tar sands or oil sands, shares the attributes of heavy oil but is yet more dense and viscous. Na [..]
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A form of heavy, solid petroleum.
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Petroleum that exists in the semisolid or solid phase in natural deposits – it is the molasses-like substance which can compromise anywhere from 1 to 18 per cent of the oil sand
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A viscous, tar-like oil that requires non-conventional production methods such as mining or steam-assisted gravity drainage.
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The residual product of crude oil vacuum distillation. A black or dark brown solid or semi-solid organic compound that gradually softens and turns to liquid when heated.
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Mixtures of hydrocarbons of natural or pyrogenous origin or a combination of both; frequently accompanied by non-metallic derivatives which may be gaseous, liquid, semi-solid, or solid and which a [..]
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Bitumen is petroleum in a solid or semi-solid state in natural deposits with a viscosity greater than 10,000 centipoise measured at original temperature in the deposit and atmospheric pressure, on a g [..]
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A tar-like form of crude oil often found in deposits containing significant amounts of sand that must be heated or diluted before it will flow
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Bitumen is the geological term that refers to the sticky, highly viscous semi-solid hydrocarbon present in most natural petroleum. It is alternatively called pitch, resin, and asphaltum.
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A naturally-occurring, very heavy oil consisting mainly of pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons. Crude bitumen may contain sulphur and other non-hydrocarbon compounds.
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Also known as asphalt, bitumen is a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons either obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing.
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Viscous organic liquid; asphalt and tar are the most common forms
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Bitumen is described by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers as "petroleum that exists in the semi-solid or solid phase in natural deposits. Bitumen is a thick, sticky form of crude oil, so heavy and viscous (thick) that it will not flow unless heated or diluted with lighter hydrocarbons. At room temperature, it is much like cold mo [..]
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a tar, tarred mixture soluble in oil or petrol. It is not used as a painting pigment anymore but only for graphic technique – lithography.
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A term covering numerous "tarry" mixtures of hydrocarbons.
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bitumen
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a non-volatile black or brown substance derived from refinery processes; can be viscous or solid depending on its temperature; has waterproofing and adhesive properties
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Asphalt, also known as bitumen (UK: , US: ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed [..]
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Naturally-occurring, inflammable organiz matter formed from kerogen in the process of petroleum generation which includes hydrocarbons such as asphalt and mineral wax a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. Blow-out preventers (BOPs)
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