Phrases with «light hydrocarbons»

"Light hydrocarbons" refers to a type of carbon-based chemical compounds that are relatively small and have low molecular weight. These hydrocarbons consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms and are often in a gaseous state at room temperature. Examples of light hydrocarbons include methane, ethane, and propane. Full definition

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Sentences with «light hydrocarbons»

Or it is diluted with light hydrocarbon liquids to become pitch - black «dilbit» (for «diluted bitumen»), capable of traveling via pipeline to the U.S.. (scientificamerican.com)
The array of claims around Alberta's crude is wide and varied: on the one hand, anti-Keystone groups contend that dilbit — i.e. diluted bitumen, thick oilsand crude mixed with light hydrocarbons that will allow it to flow through a pipeline — is more corrosive than other types of oil and sinks in water rather than floating, which makes it harder to clean rivers and lakes after a spill. (canadianbusiness.com)
Dilbit is a mixture of heavy bitumen and diluents — light hydrocarbons used to thin the bitumen so it can flow through pipelines. (insideclimatenews.org)
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Phrases with «light hydrocarbons»

Sentences with «light hydrocarbons»

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