FOSSIL FUELS I - Illinois State University - Department of Physics化石燃料的我-伊利诺斯州立大学物理系.pptVIP

FOSSIL FUELS IV Tar Sand and Oil Shale Tar (oil) Sand Tar sands are simply sands that contains a hydro carbon product called butumen. Bitumen is a viscous oil that must be rigorously treated in order to convert it into an upgraded crude oil before it can be used in refineries to produce gasoline and other fuels. Bitumen is about 10-12 % of the actual oil sands found in Alberta. Oil Sand occurs in more than 70 countries. The two largest deposits are Canada and Venezuela, with the bulk being found in four different regions of Alberta. Alberta’s reserves that are deemed to be technologically ret