Asphalt from Utah tar sands -- A JWBA project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy

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Research Institute Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE)
Author Bunger, James W.; Wiser, Jerry W.; Russell, Christopher P.; Devineni, Prasad A. V.
Title Asphalt from Utah tar sands -- A JWBA project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
Date 1989
Description JWBA has initiated a project for development of Utah's tar sands for production of specification-grade asphalt. Projected prices and costs strongly indicate economic viability within the market limitations. JWBA has licensed the water extraction technology developed at the University of Utah and has received both Phase-I and Phase-ll funding from the U.S. Department of Energy SBIR program for development of the technology and project. The project calls for technology R&D, resource evaluation, market and transportation assessment, engineering and project optimization. Private funding will be used for commercial development activities related to resource acquisition, patent and market development and permitting. A 100 Iblhr process development unit (PDU) has been designed and construction is 50% complete. The PDU consists of three principal modules: extraction, cleaning and distillation. Start-up is anticipated for January, 1990. All of the major candidate deposits will be considered. The project will develop the engineering data, resource data and commercial information required for a major investment.
Type Text
Publisher University of Kentucky, Institute for Mining and Minerals Research
Subject asphalt; Utah tar sands; JWBA project; asphalt production
Language eng
Conference Title 1989 Eastern Oil Shale Symposium
Bibliographic Citation Bunger, J. W., Wiser, J. W., Russell, C. P., & Devineni, P. A. V. (1989). Asphalt from Utah tar sands -- A JWBA project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Proceedings: 1989 Eastern Oil Shale Symposium, pp. 79-85.
Relation Has Part Proceedings: 1989 Eastern Oil Shale Symposium; pp. 79-85 (1989)
Rights Management (c)University of Kentucky, Institute for Mining and Minerals Research
Identifier ir-eua/id/2728
Source DSpace at ICSE
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk3f8p