Orimulsion@‘, a new fuel developed by Intevep S.A., is
a natural bitumen-in-water emulsion stabilized by a
surfactant which replaces, with a very favourable
performance/cost ratio, fuel oil no. 6 and coal used in
power stations. Orimulsion contains -30% of water.
During the preparation of this new fuel, some magnesium
is added as an aqueous solution of a magnesium salt.
The determination of magnesium and the elements
mentioned above is usually performed to control
shipment specifications.