Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of separating bitumen from tar sands
- Patent Title (中): 将沥青与焦油砂分离的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12041554Application Date: 2008-03-03
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Publication No.: US07985333B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Willem P C Duyvesteyn
- Applicant: Willem P C Duyvesteyn
- Applicant Address: CA Calgary, Alberta
- Assignee: Marathon Oil Canada Corporation
- Current Assignee: Marathon Oil Canada Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: CA Calgary, Alberta
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: C10G1/04
- IPC: C10G1/04

Abstract:
Various methods and systems for obtaining bitumen from tar sands are disclosed. The disclosed methods and/or systems can be used to economically achieve a high degree of bitumen recovery from tar sands. The method may include a primary leaching or extraction process that separates most of the bitumen from the tar sands and results in a bitumen-enriched component and a bitumen-depleted component. The bitumen-enriched component includes mainly solvent and bitumen. The bitumen-depleted component includes mainly water and mineral solids with some residual bitumen and solvent. The bitumen-depleted component may be mixed with liquefied petroleum gas, e.g., propane and/or butane, to further separate the residual solvent and bitumen. The disclosed system can include separators configured to separate the various components at the various stages in the process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080210602A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SEPARATING BITUMEN FROM TAR SANDS Public/Granted day:2008-09-04
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