BOPI 02 BR / 2025 REPERTOIRE NUMERIQUE 16 Quater, Opposite The American Embassy, Entrance-Saint John Paul II Boulevard, P.O. Box 8211, YAOUNDE (CM). (57) A method of preparing non-volatile bituminous material in solid form includes first accessing molds having mold cavities defining an irregularly shaped brick having a plurality of non-planar surfaces and preparing the bituminous material for casting by heating it until it is suitably viscous for casting and optionally blending it with an additive. Then, the molds can be tilled with the bituminous materials, preferably using a retractable conduit that progressively fills each mold cavity from its bottom to its top. Next, the bituminous material in the molds is solidified until substantially solid bricks are formed. Optionally, a skeleton with optional additional buoyant features can be placed in each mold cavity prior to casting so that the resulting brick has increased buoyancy throughout, and the skeleton and any buoyant features can be customized according to the needs of the customer. The resulting bricks can be removed for transport. Fig. 3A ________________________________________ (11) 21794 Consulter le mémoire (51) C10C 3/10 (2018.01); C10C 3/12 (2018.01); C10C 3/14 (2018.01) (21) 1202300314 - PCT/IB2022/051095 (22) 08/02/2022 (30) US n° 63/146,812 du 08/02/2021 et US n° 17/665,531 du 05/02/2022 (54) Receivers for solid formations of nonvolatile bituminous materials suitable for reducing carbon dioxide emissions during transport. (72) Vassili Paul GIANNELIA (CA) (73) PHILERGOS GROUP FOUNDATION, 201309 1 Street East, COCHRANE, Alberta T4C 1Z3 (CA) (74) Cabinet Spoor & Fisher Inc. Ngwafor & Partners, The House of Gideon, Golf/Bastos Quater, Opposite The American Embassy, Entrance-Saint John Paul II Boulevard, P.O. Box 8211, YAOUNDE (CM). (57) A receiver for irregularly shaped bricks cast from non-volatile bituminous material includes a receiver with a specialized storage chamber that can receive viscous bituminous material and a 5 concave lid preferably modified with a radiant heating system that can accept and melt or soften arriving bricks. The lid includes multiple openings or other delivery routes that funnel the melted bituminous material to the chamber below. The radiant heating system can be electrical where cables or grids are embedded in the lid or where conductive materials coat or are distributed throughout the lid. Alternatively, the radiant heating system can be hydronic where channels or conduits are embedded in the lid to circulate heated liquid such as water or water mixed with propylene glycol. The receiver can also include blenders, skimmers, and additional heaters to further skim, blend, or process the bituminous material collected in the chamber.
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