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tar - obtained by destructive distillation of coal , it is less viscous as it is boiled with volatile fluids like kerosene
bitumen - obtained by fractional distillation of crude oil , has more viscosity than tar , soluble in carbon disulphide and has higher B.P than tar
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What is the other name of coal tar?
bitumen
What is the difference between bituminous coal and bitumen?
Bitumen is a highly viscous product of the decomposition of algae and other organisms deep underground. Bituminous coal is the solid product of the lithification of mostly plant remains by overburden pressure.
What is chemical formula of bitumen?
Bitumen (asphalt) (tar) is a mixture of chemicals left over at the end of a distillation process. As it is not a pure substance (a single chemical), we cannot provide you with a chemical formula.
Difference in coal and coal tar?
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How much thorium is in bitumen?
Bitumen has not thorium.
What is the difference between Tar and Bitumen?
Petroleum bitumen is often confused with tar. Although bitumen and coal tar are similarly black and sticky, they are distinctly different substances in origin, chemical composition and in their properties. Coal tar is produced by heating coal to extremely high temperatures and is a by-product of gas and coke production. It was widely used as the binding agent in road asphalt in the early part of the last century, but has since been replaced by refined bitumen.
How is bitumen used?
Bitumen is used in place of coal tar in making roads.
What is the difference between bitumen and crude oil?
'asphalt' refers to a mixture of mineral aggregate and bitumen (bitumen)is the black liquid which is extracted from the crude oil....
What is another word for bitumen?
Bitumen is a petroleum tar, known as asphalt, pitch, or blacktop.
What was the decoration of the noah's Ark?
Tar or bitumen.
What is the other name of coal tar?
bitumen
What is cut-back bitumen?
what is the difference between cutback bitumen, bitumen and bituminous emulsion?what conditions prevails the use of the above types?
Describe the difference between tar and cpio?
describe the difference between tar and cpio
Difference between cut-back bitumen and emulsion bitumen?
cut black bitumen needs a solvent to dilute it whereas emulsion doesn't.
Why roads are in black colour?
Black is the colour of the tar used to surface the road. Tar and bitumen are two important binders for road making. Tar is a by- product of coke and bitumen come from refining crude petroleum.
What type of resources does tar sands come from?
Tar sands or oil sands are consist of clay, sand, water, and bitumen. Its bitumen content is extracted and separated to purify it into oil.
What is the difference between cutback bitumen and bitumen emulsion?
Cut-back bitumen uses solvent as the mixing medium where in Emulsion uses water to dilute bitumen for the purpose of tack-coating / road works
