Abstract
High-grade oil sand disintegration process is observed under a microscope (320x) to validate laboratory experiments on bitumen displacement and final contact angles of bitumen droplets on glass surfaces. The bitumen film on a sand grain was displaced by water and bitumen droplets were formed on the sand grain. Photographs of the bitumen/water/sand contact line and bitumen droplets are presented. Bitumen droplets formed on the sand grain and those on a microscope glass surface were compared. It is observed that the static contact angle of bitumen droplet on a sand grain is similar to that observed on a microscope glass slide in aqueous environment at a pH of 9.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 201-203 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
| Volume | 205 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bitumen displacement
- Bitumen liberation
- Dynamic and static contact angles
- High-grade oil sand
- Oil sand