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US 2017/0253737 A1Published application
Method and Systems for Transporting Bitumen in Solidified Form
AssigneeCanadian National Railway Company
InventorsJames AULD, John Bleile, Kasra NIKOOYEH, Amanda PREFONTAINE, Derek Stanger, Jesse White
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Abstract
A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.
Claims30
A solid bitumen pellet including an emulsion of bitumen and a hydrocarbonaceous polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.