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A process in which the asphalt content of crude oil (or similar materials) is removed or reduced, especially by solvent extraction..
Propane (or sometimes propane/butane mixtures) is extensively used for deasphalting and produces a deasphalted oil (DAO) and deasphalter bottoms (propane deasphalter asphalt, PDA, PD tar) (Dunning and Moore, 1957).
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Deasphalting means A process in which the asphalt content of crude oil (or similar materials) is removed or reduced, especially by solvent extraction..
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Propane (or sometimes propane/butane mixtures) is extensively used for deasphalting and produces a deasphalted oil (DAO) and deasphalter bottoms (propane deasphalter asphalt, PDA, PD tar) (Dunning and Moore, 1957).
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