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Form of petroleum primarily used in road construction
Bitumen (UK: /ˈbɪtʃʊmɪn/ BIH-chuum-in, US: /bɪˈtjuːmɪn, baɪ-/ bih-TEW-min, by-) is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact
Bitumen
Type of unconventional oil deposit
sand, clay, and water, soaked with bitumen (a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum). Significant bitumen deposits are reported in Canada, Kazakhstan
Oil_sands
Composite material used for paving
asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a composite material commonly
Asphalt_concrete
Thick, sticky, tar-like substance
Shilajit (Sanskrit: शिलाजित्) or Shilajatu (शिलाजतु; lit. mountain/rock bitumen/lac), is an organic-mineral product of predominantly biological origin
Shilajit
Oil and bitumen deposits in Alberta, Canada
known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of oil sands rich in bitumen, a heavy and viscous form of petroleum, in northeastern Alberta, Canada
Athabasca_oil_sands
Type of naturally occurring asphalt
Bitumen of Judea is a naturally occurring asphalt used since antiquity as a wood colorant, and in early photography as a light-sensitive coating. Bitumen
Bitumen_of_Judea
Ethylene copolymer bitumen (ECB) is a black-colored mixture based on high quality polyethylene copolymers with different proportions of various special
Ethylene_copolymer_bitumen
Historical type of medicine
"powdered human mummies". It originated from Arabic mūmiyā "a type of resinous bitumen found in Western Asia and used curatively" in traditional Islamic medicine
Mummia
Topics referred to by the same term
asphalt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asphalt most often refers to: Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form
Asphalt
Fuel for industrial use
Bitumen-based fuel is fuel specifically developed for industrial use. Raw bitumen, processed from Bituminous rocks, has an extremely high viscosity. Bitumen
Bitumen-based_fuel
Diluted bitumen (asphalt)
(diluted bitumen) is a bitumen diluted with one or more lighter petroleum products, typically natural-gas condensates such as naphtha. Diluting bitumen makes
Dilbit
Type of geomembrane
reinforcing geotextile to provide mechanical strength and elastomeric bitumen (often called asphalt in U.S.) to provide impermeability. Other components
Bituminous_geomembrane
Roll roofing and waterproofing material
systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings. Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a material made up of organic liquids that
Bituminous_waterproofing
Highly viscous liquid fossil fuel
its flow. Dilbit (diluted bitumen) is a means of transporting highly viscous hydrocarbons. Per the Alberta Oil Sands Bitumen Valuation Methodology, "Dilbit
Heavy_crude_oil
Naturally occurring combustible liquid
include fuels such as gasoline (petrol), diesel, kerosene and jet fuel; bitumen, paraffin wax and lubricants; reagents used to make plastics; solvents
Petroleum
Oldest surviving camera photograph
4 in × 8.0 in) pewter plate thinly coated with bitumen of Judea, a naturally occurring asphalt. The bitumen hardened in the brightly lit areas, but in the
View from the Window at Le Gras
View_from_the_Window_at_Le_Gras
Bitumen trade association of the United Kingdom
The Refined Bitumen Association is the trade association for UK bitumen companies. It was formed in 1968. In 2000, it formed the Asphalt Industry Alliance
Refined_Bitumen_Association
Natural or manufactured resin
petroleum, coal tar, or plants. Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt, while plant-derived pitch, a resin, is known as rosin in its
Pitch_(resin)
Bitumen processing facility
Sturgeon Refinery also NWR Sturgeon Refinery is an 80,000 bbl/d (13,000 m3/d) bitumen refinery built and operated by North West Redwater Partnership (NWRP) in
Sturgeon_Refinery
Swedish naphthenic specialty products and bitumen manufacturer
Nynas AB is a Swedish manufacturer of naphthenic specialty products and bitumen products, serving electrification and infrastructure. Founded in 1928 as
Nynas
Form of asphalt
a naturally occurring soluble solid hydrocarbon, a form of asphalt (or bitumen) with a relatively high melting temperature. Its large-scale production
Asphaltite
Road construction material
durability is a result of higher bitumen content, a thicker bitumen film, and lower air voids content. This high bitumen content also improves flexibility
Stone_mastic_asphalt
Process of bitumen treatment
Bitumen froth treatment is a process used in the Athabasca oil sands (AOS) bitumen recovery operations to remove fine inorganics—water and mineral particles—from
Froth treatment (Athabasca oil sands)
Froth_treatment_(Athabasca_oil_sands)
Type of solid bitumen, or rock containing solid bitumen
interpreted as migrated petroleum, now in the form of metamorphosed bitumen. Solid-bitumen shungite is predominantly amorphous, though as with many carbon
Shungite
Type of solid, amorphous organic matter
soluble organic matter (i.e., bitumen) insoluble. Not all solid bitumens are pyrobitumens, in that some solid bitumens (e.g., gilsonite) are soluble in
Pyrobitumen
Austrian company
technologies to the world market and supplies complete process plants for: bitumen (Biturox), solvent deasphalting (SDA Plus), dewaxing and deoiling (Dewaxing
Pörner_Group
Long-term experiment measuring the flow of pitch
of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid, most commonly bitumen, also known as asphalt. At room temperature, tar pitch flows at a very
Pitch_drop_experiment
French inventor (1765–1833)
Niépce was the fact that the bitumen coating became less soluble after it had been left exposed to light. Niépce dissolved bitumen in lavender oil, a solvent
Nicéphore_Niépce
Registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel
Orimulsion is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use by Intevep, the Research and Development Affiliate
Orimulsion
Place where natural hydrocarbons escape
times. The earliest known use of bitumen (natural asphalt) was by Neanderthals some 70,000 years ago, with bitumen adhered to ancient tools found at
Petroleum_seep
Pavement surface treatment
Chipseals are constructed by evenly distributing a thin base of hot tar, bitumen or asphalt onto an existing pavement and then embedding finely graded aggregate
Chipseal
Facility that partially refines heavy crude oil
An upgrader is a facility that upgrades bitumen (extra heavy oil) into synthetic crude oil. Upgrader plants are typically located close to oil sands production
Upgrader
City in al-Anbar, Iraq
ancient city of Is. In ancient times, the town was known for its bitumen wells; bitumen from the wells was used in the construction of Babylon over 3000
Hit,_Iraq
Swiss oil company
petroleum companies. In 2016, Puma Energy delivered its first cargo of bitumen in Nigeria under a joint venture with Wabeco Petroleum Ltd. In 2010 Puma
Puma_Energy
Canadian oil sands production company
depends on steam-assisted gravity drainage and associated technology (heavy bitumen must first be brought to the surface). The company's main thermal project
MEG_Energy
2009 Canadian documentary film
to examine the Alberta oil sands and the environmental consequences of bitumen extraction. Its awards included wins at Festival dei Popoli and Visions
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Petropolis:_Aerial_Perspectives_on_the_Alberta_Tar_Sands
Petroleum-free asphalt alternative from renewable inputs
peanut oil waste, canola oil waste, dried sewerage effluent and so on. Bitumen can also be made from waste vacuum tower bottoms produced in the process
Bioasphalt
First permanent photographic process
Heliography is an early photographic process, based on the hardening of bitumen in sunlight. It was invented by Nicéphore Niépce around 1822. Niépce used
Heliography
Trading and Bunkering, Oil Refining, Grease Manufacturing, Oil Terminals, Bitumen Manufacturing, and Shipping and Logistics. Gulf Petrochem was founded by
Gulf_Petrochem
Road in Uganda
The Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road in Western Uganda connects the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, with the towns of Ntungamo, Kabale and Katuna
Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road
Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna_Road
Oil sands mining project in Alberta, Canada
project includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant, complemented by on-site bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure. Initial
Horizon_Oil_Sands
Historical reconstruction
tons). The Iraqi government prevented the export of local bitumen, which meant that inferior bitumen had to be used instead. As a result, the reconstructed
Finkel's replica of Babylonian ark
Finkel's_replica_of_Babylonian_ark
Type of roofing system
synthetic rubber, thermoplastic (PVC or similar material), or modified bitumen. Membrane roofs are most commonly used in commercial application, though
Membrane_roofing
Country in Southeast Europe
that formed the Starčevo culture. The Albanian bitumen mines of Selenicë provide early evidence of bitumen exploitation in Europe, dating to Late Neolithic
Albania
Type of roof
mopping of bitumen is applied in two or more coats (usually three or four) as a hot liquid, heated in a kettle. A flooded coat of bitumen is applied over
Flat_roof
Heavy organic molecular substances that are found in crude oil
distillation residue of some bitumens had asphalt-like properties.[citation needed] Asphaltenes in the form of asphalt or bitumen products from oil refineries
Asphaltene
Ornate wooden floor design
for modern floors. Parquet floors were formerly usually adhered with hot bitumen. Today modern cold adhesives are usually used. Parquet floors are usually
Parquet
Technology used to produce heavy crude oil and bitumen
an enhanced oil recovery technology for producing heavy crude oil and bitumen. It is an advanced form of steam stimulation in which a pair of horizontal
Steam-assisted gravity drainage
Steam-assisted_gravity_drainage
Solid carbon-rich material
also produced in the production of synthetic crude oil (syncrude) from bitumen extracted from Canada's oil sands and from Venezuela's Orinoco oil sands
Petroleum_coke
Type of road
surface has not been sealed with a pavement treatment, such as concrete or bitumen. An unpaved road can be a dirt road, whose surface is the native material
Unpaved_road
Canadian oil sands mining company
day (54,000 m3/d) of crude bitumen, a naturally occurring semi-solid form of crude oil. The mine product, diluted bitumen or dilbit, is sent to be upgraded
Albian_Sands
Set of artifacts claimed to be a battery
a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron fixed together with bitumen. It was discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu, Iraq in 1936, close to the
Baghdad_Battery
Canadian hydrocarbon exploration company
McMurray, Alberta. It includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant and bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure. The company sanctioned
Canadian_Natural_Resources
Provider of transportation and storage for liquids
Bitumen Services (SBS) was wound down in 2019. It was a division of Stolt-Nielsen Limited that focused on the distribution of bitumen using bitumen tankers
Stolt-Nielsen
a fire and killed one crew member. On the same day, a Honduras-flagged Bitumen ship was attacked and damaged by Iran. A fuel tank at Duqm Port was hit
2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
Oil refinery in Ploiești, Prahova County
is also the sole producer of hexane and bitumen in Romania with a production capacity of 66,000 tons of bitumen per year. On 5 January 1905, the Vega Society
Vega_Refinery
Italian automotive gasoline retailer
an Italian automotive gasoline, diesel, LPG, lubricants, fuel oil, and bitumen retailer established in 1926 and subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. In 2013 Agip
Agip
crude bitumen. The Shell Canada Scotford Upgrader at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta has a capacity of 255,000 barrels per day (40,500 m3/d) of crude bitumen. The
Petroleum_industry_in_Canada
North states. Bitumen was first discovered in 1900, with focused exploration beginning in 1905.The estimated probable reserves of bitumen in Ondo State
Mining_industry_of_Nigeria
Sedimentary basin of Canada
production to decrease by 35% over the same period. However, it also expects bitumen and synthetic crude oil from oil sands will considerably more than offset
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
Western_Canada_Sedimentary_Basin
Roofing material
fibers fiberglass - longest lived Bitumen: bitumen - stiffens & hardens in winter, cracks in time modified bitumen - stays supple in winter, lasts better
Asphalt_roll_roofing
Airport in Kalutara, Sri Lanka
elevation of 3 metres (10 ft) and has one runway designated 11/29 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,006 by 46 metres (3,301 ft × 151 ft). Originally established
Katukurunda_Airport
Paleontological research site in Los Angeles
around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands
La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Cancelled Canadian pipeline project
was a proposed oil pipeline in Canada. It would have delivered diluted bitumen from Western Canada and North Western United States to Eastern Canada,
Energy_East
Ugandan road
The Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Koboko, Yumbe, and Moyo. The road starts at Koboko, the
Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo_Road
Collective term for higher-quality coal
or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often
Bituminous_coal
using solvent-based in situ bitumen extraction. Heavy crude oil is a sister resource to bitumen. It is lighter than bitumen and its reservoirs are much
History of the petroleum industry in Canada (oil sands and heavy oil)
History_of_the_petroleum_industry_in_Canada_(oil_sands_and_heavy_oil)
City walls of ancient Babylon
200 cubits high (c. 97 m or 318 ft), built of baked brick bonded with bitumen. Later classical writers largely repeated Herodotus. Strabo in Geography
Walls_of_Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamian city-state
site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تَلّ ٱلْمُقَيَّر, lit. 'mound of bitumen') in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Although Ur was a coastal city near the
Ur
Airport
Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 13R/31L 2,695 8,841 Bitumen 13L/31R 2,620 8,595 Bitumen Statistics (2025) Passengers 1,007,409 Passenger change 24–25
Trapani–Birgi_Airport
Airport in Loiyangalani, Kenya
at 1,194 feet (364 m) above sea level, the airport has a single broken bitumen and stone runway which is 3,699 feet (1,127 m) long and 65 feet (20 m)
Loiyangalani_Airport
Airport in Anzac
the Long Lake lease using SAGD for in-situ bitumen production and OrCrude technology to upgrade the bitumen to PSC. The first phase of the project received
Long_Lake_(oil_sands)
Crude oil refinery of Indian city of Kochi
Kochi Refinery also produces speciality grade bitumen products like Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen, Bitumen Emulsion etc. The Fuel Oil has been bench marked
Kochi_Refineries
Art and practice of creating images by recording light
eight hours and probably several days), he sought to greatly improve his bitumen process or replace it with one that was more practical. In partnership
Photography
Surface used for takeoff or landing
Gravel ICE Ice LAT Laterite MAC Macadam PEM Partially concrete, asphalt or bitumen-bound macadam PER Permanent surface, details unknown PSP Marston Matting
Runway
2010 oil spill in Calhoun County, Michigan, US
1991 spill near Grand Rapids, Minnesota). The pipeline carries diluted bitumen (dilbit), a heavy crude oil from Canada's Athabasca oil sands to the United
Kalamazoo_River_oil_spill
Soviet firefighter
super-heated graphite and fuel assemblies igniting the bitumen covered roof. The burning bitumen quickly became a hindrance to the men on the roof, as
Mykola_Tytenok
Motorsport track in South Australia
V-Power Motorsport Park for naming rights reasons, is a 7.770 km (4.828 mi) bitumen motor racing circuit at Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia, about
The_Bend_Motorsport_Park
Airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Surface ft m 14L/32R 11,995 3,656 Bitumen 14R/32L 11,995 3,656 Bitumen 1̶3̶/3̶3̶ 8̶5̶0̶0̶ 2̶5̶9̶0̶ B̶i̶t̶u̶m̶e̶n̶ Statistics (July 2024 – June 2025)
Skardu_International_Airport
International airport in Cinisi, Sicily, Italy
Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,326 10,912 Bitumen 02/20 2,068 6,784 Bitumen Statistics (2025) Passengers 9,220,905 Passenger change 24–25
Palermo_Airport
Canadian oil and gas company
development and production company active in the production and sale of bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands region. Connacher's shares used to trade on
Connacher_Oil_and_Gas
appeared dark and the bitumen relatively light. In partnership, Niépce in Chalon-sur-Saône and Louis Daguerre in Paris refined the bitumen process, substituting
History_of_photography
Black limestone from Spain
variety of natural stone gets its black color from naturally occurring bitumen. It is one of the most important "marbles" from Spain.[citation needed]
Nero_Marquina_marble
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
primarily of unbaked brick, with the occasional use of baked bricks or bitumen. Kasr – also called Palace or Castle, it was the location of the Neo-Babylonian
Babylon
Bitumen or extra heavy crude oil upgraded for transport
Synthetic crude is the output from a bitumen/extra heavy oil upgrader facility used in connection with oil sand production. It may also refer to shale
Synthetic_crude
cedar shake is not the same as a cedar shingle. Asphalt shingle made of bitumen embedded in an organic or fiberglass mat, usually covered with colored
List of commercially available roofing materials
List_of_commercially_available_roofing_materials
for perfecting a process that uses hot water and reagents to separate bitumen from oil sands. Clark earned bachelor's and master's degrees from McMaster
Karl_Clark_(chemist)
Illyrian sanctuary
notably near Apollonia, in modern-day Albania. The location also featured bitumen mines, which, still functioning today, have held a crucial role throughout
Nymphaion_(fire_sanctuary)
American inventor
Jersey. This trial used natural bitumen from West Virginia and was not very successful. An improved material containing bitumen from Pitch Lake in Trinidad
Edward_de_Smedt
Shared use path in Melbourne, Australia
trail between Cromer Road and Charman Road, Beaumaris Surface Concrete & bitumen north of Mordialloc, gravel south. Hills Minor hills between Mentone and
Bay_Trail_(Australia)
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
self-disassembly occurs rapidly in fizzle events. Contrary to safety regulations, bitumen, a combustible material, had been used in the construction of the roof
Chernobyl_disaster
British painter
his creation paintings by riding a bicycle over a surface saturated with bitumen. From about 1965, Green withdrew from the art scene as a reaction to negative
William Green (action painter)
William_Green_(action_painter)
Provincial Historic Resource in Alberta, Canada
Between 1925 and the 1950s, it was the site of early attempts to extract bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands that contributed to the development of commercially
Bitumount
Style of Soviet apartment
panels, though some are made out of brick. The roof is flat and coated with bitumen. A drain is also installed on the roof. The number of rooms in a brezhnevka
Brezhnevka
International airport in Algeria
500 11,482 Asphalt Helipads Number Length Surface m ft H1 72×26 240×85 Bitumen Statistics (2024) Passengers 9,151,517 Cargo (Tkm) 24.8 million Aircraft
Houari_Boumediene_Airport
Ring and Ball Apparatus is used to determine the softening point of bitumen, waxes, LDPE, HDPE/PP blend granules, rosin and solid hydrocarbon resins.
Ring_and_Ball_Apparatus
because oil sands contain an extremely heavy form of crude oil known as bitumen which will not flow toward a well under reservoir conditions. Instead,
Oil_reserves_in_Canada
Economic sector
Electric motors Home appliances Transformers Chemicals Coal & oil refining Bitumen Coke Diesel fuel Fuel oil Gasoline Jet fuel Kerosene Mineral oil Paraffin
Tabletop_game_industry
Asphalt pit or asphalt lake
with bitumen in Trinidad and Tobago. The lake has a maximum depth of 250 feet with an area of 100 acres, making it the largest deposit of solid bitumen on
Tar_pit
Mythical structure in the Hebrew Bible
was. It was built of burnt brick, cemented together with mortar, made of bitumen, that it might not be liable to admit water. When God saw that they acted
Tower_of_Babel
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern England and South Wales)
English (southwestern England and South Wales) : apparently from tar (Old English te(o)ru), and applied perhaps to someone who worked with tar or bitumen in waterproofing ships.Possibly an altered spelling of German Tharr, of uncertain origin.
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Beloved Daughter
Girl/Female
Spanish
Plays a small drum.
Female
Greek
(ΉÏα) Greek myth name of the wife of Zeus. Of unknown HÊRÂ means. Her name is not Greek or Indo-European. She may have originally been a deity of the Minoan pantheon or of some other unidentifiable pre-Greek people. Her Roman name is Juno, meaning "vital force."
Girl/Female
Indian
To Achieve Happiness
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, German
Abbreviation of Elisabeth
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, British, English, French, German, Indian, Malaysian, Muslim, Parsi
Cultured; Without Grief; More Honourable
Boy/Male
English
From tbe broad meadow.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sreekala | ஸà¯à®°à¯€à®•லா
Great art
Male
Hebrew
(כּוּש×) Hebrew name KUWSH means "black," i.e. "Ethiopian." In the bible, this is the name of a land and its people. It is also the name of a Benjamite and the son of Ham and grandson of Noah. The Anglicized form is Cush.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ramanuja | ராமாநà¯à®œ
Born after Rama i.e. Lakshman (Younger brother of Rama)
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
BITUMEN
n.
The act of depriving of bitumen.
n.
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
a.
Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
a.
Producing bitumen.
a.
Smeared with bitumen.
n.
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
v. t.
To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen.
n.
An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
n.
Bitumen.
n.
Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where / smokeless fire is required.
n.
Bitumen.
v. t.
To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.
n.
A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.
v. t.
To deprive of bitumen.
a.
Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
n.
A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
a.
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
n.
Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.
n.
A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.
n.
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.