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Eric Appelman

Eric Appelman

Jun 23, 2026

3:58
So what sets it apart when it comes to upgrading bitumen and heavy crude?
4:05
Well, the most pursued route is brute thermal force.
4:12
Just crank up the heat.
4:13
And I like to talk a little bit more from the experience for waste plastics, but I think that is not that dissimilar from coking technologies.
4:21
You crank up the heat, you break pieces off the main structure or you break the whole structure up in one go.
4:29
And then you vaporize and recover them and you get something that is light and pleasant.
4:34
And depending on what you start out with, you also get out with something that is too heavy and you do something else with that.

5 MINS LATER

9:46
So can you just share a quick update on the progress, including any recent partnerships and pilot projects that y'all have going on?

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