The extraction of bitumen from western tar sands

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5497664· OSTI ID:5497664

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

Topics discussed include: characterization of bitumen impregnated sandstone, water based tar sand separation technology, electrophoretic characterization of bitumen and fine mineral particles, bitumen and tar sand slurry viscosity, the hot water digestion-flotation process, electric field use on breaking water-in-oil emulsions, upgrading of bitumens and bitumen-derived liquids, solvent extraction.

• Research Organization: Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-89MC26268
• OSTI ID: 5497664
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/26268-3039; ON: DE92001113
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
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040403 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Refining
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FLOTATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
MINERALS
MIXTURES
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
ROCKS
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SLURRIES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SUSPENSIONS
TAR
VISCOSITY