Asphalt plant

The asphalt unit extracts asphaltenes from vacuum resid for use as asphalt cement.

There are two major processes for asphalt production:

  • Propane de-asphalting - A solvent extraction process extracting asphaltenes using propane as a solvent
  • Super-critical extraction - Super-critical temperature extraction using multiple solvents

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