Further pilot projects by juniors and majors alike, such as Laricina Energy's use of solvents in combination with steam, promise to further reduce the emissions associated with SAGD. (canadianbusiness.com)
Organic chemistry, product cleaning, material development, impregnation and utilisation of computer models to predict the effects of solvents in chemical reactions (york.ac.uk)
Most industrial plants use solvents such as acetone, hexane or methanol to extract the oil. (dogsnaturallymagazine.com)