Cenovus Energy Inc.

Fccl Partnership

Jennifer D Wood

Subodh Gupta

Michael N Holmes

Sarbajit Banerjee

Lacey Douglas

Thomas E O'Loughlin

Robert V Dennis-Pelcher

Eric A MacDonald

A vessel for transporting a material that is solid or semi-solid at ambient temperature, includes a body having an interior surface comprising textured metal, and a superoleophobic coating on the interior surface for inhibiting the material from adhering to the interior surface, the superoleophobic coating including a nanotextured coating disposed on the textured metal and functionalized with a fluorinated compound. The superoleophobic coating facilitates flow of the material along the interior surface.

Apparatus for viscous hydrocarbon transportation

Methods, processes, and apparatuses for preparing and transporting bitumen. Bitumen may be prilled such that a bitumen product comprising a prill core and a non-stick coating is produced. The non-stick coating may comprise asphaltenes and the prill core may comprise bitumen, deasphalted oil, or both bitumen and deasphalted oil. The resultant non-stick coated prills have reduced adhesion to transportation vessels and other non-stick coated prills at a temperature below an adhesion temperature, facilitating transport.

Bitumen solidification and prilling

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Calgary, Canada

Jennifer D Wood