Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa itanki yebhitumene, kufuneka kufakwe i-nitrogen encinci yamanzi ukuze ipholise ngokukhawuleza. Xa iqondo lobushushu kwitanki lifikelela kubushushu benitrogen engamanzi, initrogen engamanzi kufuneka izaliswe ukunqanda itanki ukuba ingagcwali. Iifilimu zeplastiki kunye nezinye izinto zeekhemikhali azivumelekanga ukuba zibekwe ngaphandle kweplagi yentamo. Ukususela kwincinci ukuya enkulu, iya kuba yinkathazo kwaye ifundise ukusetyenziswa kweetanki ze-bitumen.

Amatanki ebhitumene kufuneka aphathwe ngononophelo ukuphepha ukungqubana kunye nokukhupha. Musa ukubarhuqa emasimini xa ushukuma, kodwa baphakamise kakuhle. Kufuneka igcinwe kwindawo eyomileyo nengena umoya phakathi evekini ukuthintela ukufuma.

Ngenxa yokuba ezininzi iiprojekthi zokupholisa amanzi ajikelezayo zixutywe nge-calcium, i-aluminium ion kunye neetyuwa ze-acidic kunye ne-alkaline. Xa amanzi okupholisa ehamba phezu komhlaba wesinyithi, iisulfides zenziwe. Ukongeza, ioksijini enyibilikisiweyo emanzini apholisayo iya kuqhubeka ibangela ukubola kwe-electrochemical kunye nokuguqulwa kofuzo lwerusi.

Ngenxa yokusasazeka kwe-rust kunye nesikali kwi-tank ye-bitumen, umphumo wokushisa ubushushu uzinzile kodwa uyancipha. Xa isikali sinzima, amanzi okupholisa aya kutshizwa ngaphandle kwebhokisi. Xa ukungcola kunzima, umbhobho uya kuvalwa, okwenza umsebenzi wokudlulisa ubushushu ungabi namsebenzi.

Ukuqokelela ukungcola kwiitanki ze-bitumen kuya kubangela umonakalo omkhulu ekuqhubeni ubushushu, kwaye ukunyuka komnatha ekuqokeleleni kuya kubangela ukwanda kokusetyenziswa kwamandla. Nokuba umaleko obhityileyo wokungcola uya kwandisa ubungakanani bokungcola kwi-accessory ukuya ngaphezulu kwama-40 epesenti yokusebenza kwayo.

Ulwelo lunokukhutshwa xa uxinzelelo ngaphakathi kwetanki ye-bitumen lufikelela kwinqanaba kwaye ukukhutshwa kuyafunwa. Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukucoceka kwezinto eziphathekayo kwi-logistics yokugcina kunye nokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwezinto eziphathekayo ngexesha lokuzaliswa kwe-backfill elandelayo, iitanki zokugcina akufanele zikhutshwe ngokupheleleyo.