The unique feature of Gilsonite is its high level of nitrogen, which is mostly in the form of pyrrole, pyridine and amide function groups. There are also phenolic and carbonic groups where low oxygen content indicates high nitrogen yield. This is due to the wet surface of Gilsonite and its resistance to oxygen free radicals.
Lesonite is the crude oil that, after thousands of years, after an earthquake due to pressure and temperature as well as time, loses its volatile material and the rest of it remains a shiny, brittle, glassy substance that resembles coal. It is a stone. The name was chosen because the first person to discover this product and sell it commercially in the market was Samuel Gilson, who after registering this brand, led the American company Gilsonite, and today the whole world calls this product in his name. they recognize