Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.

Tajudeen Kolawole Bello; Muhammed Tijani Isa; Tijani  Suleiman; Ahmed Idris; Omuya Raheem Momoh

doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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CUJOSTECH. 2024; 1(1): 11-19

doi: 10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.

Tajudeen Kolawole Bello, Muhammed Tijani Isa, Tijani Suleiman, Ahmed Idris, Omuya Raheem Momoh.

Abstract
This paper looks at the potential of bitumen blends for refinery and petrochemical applications. Bitumen mixed with diluents and synthetic oils have refinery applications but this process is expensive with current realities, hence the need for cheaper alternatives. In this study, Bitumen was mixed with crude oils, condensate oil and the transport and product properties compared to standard pipeline specification and refinery application evaluated. Bitumen/oil blend ratio of (50:50) was found to pass the North American oil transport pipeline specification of viscosity less than 350 cSt. The bitumen blends were further upgraded via catalytic processes to study the potential of the products. The gas analysis of the products confirmed it is rich in methane and with other components such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are potential for energy and syngas production. This confirms the economic potential of bitumen blends with reservoir oils as a candidate material for cost-effective downstream feed/refinery and petrochemical applications.

Key words: Keywords: bitumen, blends, upgrade, transport, refinery, petrochemicals

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Bello TK, Isa MT, Suleiman T, Idris A, Momoh OR. Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. CUJOSTECH. 2024; 1(1): 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello TK, Isa MT, Suleiman T, Idris A, Momoh OR. Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. https://www.cujostech.com.ng/?mno=201476 [Access: June 23, 2026]. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello TK, Isa MT, Suleiman T, Idris A, Momoh OR. Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. CUJOSTECH. 2024; 1(1): 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello TK, Isa MT, Suleiman T, Idris A, Momoh OR. Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. CUJOSTECH. (2024), [cited June 23, 2026]; 1(1): 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello, T. K., Isa, . M. T., Suleiman, . T., Idris, . A. & Momoh, . O. R. (2024) Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. CUJOSTECH, 1 (1), 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello, Tajudeen Kolawole, Muhammed Tijani Isa, Tijani Suleiman, Ahmed Idris, and Omuya Raheem Momoh. 2024. Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. Confluence University Journal of Science and Technology, 1 (1), 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello, Tajudeen Kolawole, Muhammed Tijani Isa, Tijani Suleiman, Ahmed Idris, and Omuya Raheem Momoh. "Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.." Confluence University Journal of Science and Technology 1 (2024), 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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Bello, T. K., Isa, . M. T., Suleiman, . T., Idris, . A. & Momoh, . O. R. (2024) Crude Oil-Bitumen Blends: A Resource and Potential for Refining and Petrochemical Applications.. Confluence University Journal of Science and Technology, 1 (1), 11-19. doi:10.5455/CUJOSTECH.240702

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