The extraction of bitumen from western oil sands. Quarterly report, April--June 1993

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10139133· OSTI ID:10139133

Oblad, A G; Bunger, J W; Deo, M D; Fletcher, J V; Hanson, F V; Miller, J D; Seader, J D

Accomplishments are briefly described for the following tasks: environmental impact statement; coupled fluidized bed bitumen recovery and coked sand combustion; water-based recovery of bitumen; rotary kiln process for recovery of bitumen and combustion of coke sand; recovery of bitumen from oil sands using fluidized bed reactors and combustion of spent sands in transport reactors; recovery of bitumen from oil sand and upgrading of bitumen by solvent extraction; catalytic and thermal upgrading of bitumens and bitumen-derived liquids; evaluation of Utah`s major oil sand deposits for the production of asphalt, high energy jet fuels and other specialty products; development of mathematical models for bitumen recovery and processing; completion of the cost examination study of the pilot plant restoration; development studies of equipment for three-product gravity separation of bitumen and sand; determine thickener requirements; and environmental studies of the North Salt Lake pilot plant rehabilitation and eventual operation and those environmental problems associated with eventual commercial products.

• Research Organization: Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-89MC26268
• OSTI ID: 10139133
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/26268--3669; ON: DE94004085; BR: AC1515000/AC1515100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402
040403
BITUMENS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COMBUSTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
EVALUATION
FLUIDIZED BEDS
HYDROGENATION
KILNS
MATERIALS RECOVERY
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
PROGRESS REPORT
REFINING
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SURFACE METHODS
UINTA BASIN