Spectroscopic Measurements in Oil Sands Industry-From Laboratories to Real-time Applications

This article presents an overview of the principle, engineering implementation and applications of spectroscopic measurements technology, such as NIR (near infrared), FTIR (Fourier transform infrared), Raman and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance). The discussions are focused on oil sands industry in which the process majorly consists of the mining, slurry hydro-transport, extraction, froth treatment and upgrading plants.