Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Use of surfactants in water-based bitumen extraction processes
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Application No.: US15215346Application Date: 2016-07-20
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Publication No.: US10053632B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Jun Long
- Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Applicant Address: CA Fort McMurray
- Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA, LTD.
- Current Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Fort McMurray
- Agency: Bennett Jones LLP
- Main IPC: C10G1/00
- IPC: C10G1/00 ; C10G1/04
Abstract:
A process for extracting bitumen from oil sand ore to produce a bitumen froth having reduced solids is provided, comprising mixing the oil sand ore with water and a first process aid comprising at least one surfactant to form an oil sand slurry; conditioning the oil sand slurry to produce a conditioned oil sand slurry; and introducing the conditioned oil sand slurry into a separation zone for forming the bitumen froth having reduced solids.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170029710A1 USE OF SURFACTANTS IN WATER-BASED BITUMEN EXTRACTION PROCESSES Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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