Natural bitumen has distinct and defined implications in various industries, in this article from Nikan west Gilsonite company site we want to introduce the most significant natural bitumen.
Natural bitumen which is also known as natural asphalt, is a liquid that is generated by distilling crude oil and is used for its waterproofing and sticky characteristics. Distillation of natural bitumen and gilsonite powder eliminates lighter crude oil components like gasoline and diesel, leaving behind the “heavier” bitumen. To improve and enhance its grade and resistance, the producer often refines it numerous times.
Significant natural bitumen can be found in nature; since naturally occurring bitumen deposits can be found beneath the older lakes, where prehistoric animals have decayed and been exposed to heat and pressure. Significant Natural bitumen has distinct and defined in a variety of sectors, and we’d like to introduce the most prominent ones in this article.
Every industry uses this material as its raw material or final product based on their needs. Natural Bitumen refers to the mineral bitumen which can be extracted and used naturally from mines.
Depending on various industries’ needs, every industry might use this substance as a raw material or a finished product. The mineral bitumen, which may be recovered and used naturally from mines, is known as natural bitumen.
Canada, Iraq, Australia, Russia, and Venezuela are among the countries that have bitumen and gilsonite mines. Fortunately, Iran’s rich and fertile environment has reaped the benefits of this blessing, and gilsonite mine can be found in the western and southern provinces of the country, including Kermanshah, Ilam, and Khuzestan. All the produced bitumen is used in various industries for very specific yet really fundamental functions in the country in which it has been produced or the ones that it has been exported. So this Natural bitumen or solid gilsonite with a wide range of usages and of course, various types are important issues that need to be analyzed. These are described in detail, in the rest of this article.
The most basic application of this valuable mineral is its use as fuel in various furnaces, including forging furnaces. Coking is another common and primary application defined for bitumen in Iran.
Natural Bitumen’s appropriateness for coating against moisture (in both natural and refined forms) is one of its most notable characteristics that it has. In this context, one of the more typical uses of bitumen is to manufacture corrosion-resistant coatings in the insulation sector. Moisture coatings come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, each with its own set of uses. Isogum sheets, for example, are one of the insulation industry’s products; they have prominent and major applications in building and industrial applications.
It also has a special place in the oil and gas industry. Bitumen can be utilized as a coating for oil and gas pipes. One of the most important obsessions for the engineers who are working in the oil and gas industry is the wear and tear to which pipes and its connections are exposed.
