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Bitumen is
extracted.
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CanaPux™ pellets are formed
by blending and coating
bitumen with polymer.
After forming, CanaPux™ pellets are similar in size and shape to a bar
of soap and are ready to be shipped.
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CanaPux™ pellets are transported by
rail and freighter to their destination
market and
processed to
separate the bitumen
from the polymer.
The bitumen can then be refined.
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The polymer can then either be
sold for reuse in that market, or
shipped back to origin to make
new CanaPux™ pellets to repeat the process.
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CanaPux™ pellet processing
facilities operate in close proximity
to extraction sites and
existing rail infrastructures.
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After CanaPux™ pellets are processed, conveyors take them from the processing facility to be
loaded into open-top gondola cars.
3
Ships arrive at the
destination market and
CanaPux™ pellets
are processed to separate the bitumen from the polymer.
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CanaPux™ pellets are transported by
rail
to a port terminal where they are transferred from railcars to ocean freighters.
CN puts safety first, and our goal is to be the safest railway in North America. CanaPux™ pellets embody our safety values. They are environmentally inert and in the event of an incident, CanaPux™ pellets would simply need to be picked up.
CanaPux™ pellets are not flammable or explosive. Temperatures above 145⁰ C (290⁰ F) are required before CanaPux™ pellets will burn.
Safety
Introducing CanaPux™ - A CN innovation under development for an environmentally secure and protected way of transporting bitumen or heavy crude. The concept is still in its early days, but this promising, innovative transportation solution has the potential to contribute to economic growth in Canada.
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Environmental Advantages
One of our core values is the safe and responsible transport of goods. Respecting and protecting the environment is important to us. CN is developing CanaPux™ pellets as an environmentally secure and protected way of transporting bitumen or heavy crude oil.
There are some important environmental innovations built into CanaPux™ pellets. They will float in water, eliminating concerns around spills. CanaPux™ pellets are environmentally inert. There is no dust and they are designed so that nothing can leach or dissolve into the environment.
The Process
Transporting CanaPux™ Pellets
Economic Benefits
CanaPux™ pellets have the potential to diversity Canada’s energy markets and contribute to the economic growth of Alberta, British Columbia and Canada; in the form of investment, jobs, taxes and royalties.
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Bitumen is
extracted.
CanaPux™ pellet processing facilities operate in close proximity to extraction sites and existing rail infrastructures.
After CanaPux™ pellets are processed, conveyors take them from the processing facility to be loaded into open-top gondola cars.
The polymer can then either be sold for reuse in that market, or shipped back to origin to make new CanaPux™ pellets to repeat the process.
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CanaPux™ pellets are transported by rail and freighter to their destination market and processed to separate the bitumen from the polymer. The bitumen can then be refined.
Ships arrive at the destination market and CanaPux™ pellets are processed to separate the bitumen from the polymer.
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Environmental Advantages
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Transporting
CanaPux
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CanaPux™ pellets are transported by rail to a port terminal where they are transferred from railcars to ocean freighters.
CN Innovation Canapux
After forming, CanaPux™ pellets are similar in size and shape to a bar of soap and are ready to be shipped.
CanaPux™ pellets are formed by blending and coating bitumen with polymer.
CanaPux™ pellets are transported by rail to a port terminal where they are transferred from railcars to ocean freighters.
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Latest News
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