Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extraction of bitumen from oil sands
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Application No.: US13727825Application Date: 2012-12-27
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Publication No.: US09701909B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: John E. Stauffer, II
- Applicant: John E. Stauffer, II
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: C10G1/04
- IPC: C10G1/04 ; C10G1/00 ; C10G7/00 ; C10G45/08

Abstract:
Carbon dioxide is used as a solvent to extract bitumen from oil sands in an anhydrous process that is compatible with existing procedures for upgrading bitumen. The process should provide high yields and meet environmental concerns.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170088779A1 EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN FROM OIL SANDS Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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