Oleophilic separation of inverse emulsions

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6641759

Kruyer, J

The oleophilic sieve is a patented device for separating mixtures of oil phase and aqueous phase wherein the aqueous phase passes through the sieve apertures and the oil phase is captured by the sieve surfaces upon contact. This method achieves very efficient separations and is not adversely affected by solids in the aqueous phase or by the density of the oil phase. Normally the mixture is agglomerated during the separation process to increase the oil phase particle size and to permit it to be more readily captured by the sieve. The oleophilic sieve may be used to separate a large variety of mixtures and has been tested with mined tar sand slurries, middlings, tailings, tailings pond sludge and inverse emulsions produced from in-situ steam drive facilities. For emulsions, a demulsifier is normally required but no diluent is used to recover the bitumen or heavy oil from the aqueous phase. This results in high bitumen recovery, clean water effluents and minimizes overall separation costs.

• Research Organization: Oleophilic Sieve Development of Canada Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta
• OSTI ID: 6641759
• Report Number(s): CONF-840201-
• Journal Information: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States), Vol. 84-PET-19; Conference: ASME energy sources technology conference and exhibition, New Orleans, LA, USA, 12 Feb 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
BITUMENS
RECOVERY
OIL SAND TAILINGS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
PETROLEUM
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
SLUDGES
SLURRIES
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
MIXING
SCREENS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SOLID WASTES
SOLUTIONS
SUSPENSIONS
TAILINGS
TAR
WASTES
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040400 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Oil Production
Recovery
& Refining