Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from froth treatment tailings
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Application No.: US17017369Application Date: 2020-09-10
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Publication No.: US11261384B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Sujit Bhattacharya , Craig McKnight , Salvador Escobedo Salas , Hugo deLasa
- 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 Calgary
- Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Current Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary
- Agency: Bennett Jones LLP
- Main IPC: C10G1/04
- IPC: C10G1/04 ; B01D3/38 ; B01D1/20
Abstract:
A method for recovering hydrocarbon diluent present in froth treatment tailings, comprising introducing the tailings into a vessel; adding a first portion of steam into the vessel to form a vapour-tailings interface; and operating the vessel to increase the exposure of the tailings to the vapour-tailings interface formed in the vessel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210071087A1 RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON DILUENT FROM FROTH TREATMENT TAILINGS Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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