Hot water processing of Athabasca oil sands. Pt. 1. Oil flotation in a stirred reactor

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1968 · 155th Amer. Chem. Soc. Mtg.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5917715

Seitzer, W H

Bitumen can be separated form tar sands in high yields by proper agitation of the hot water tar sands pulp before flooding and flotation. The agitation is furnished by a paddle stirrer rotated at optimum speed. As the bitumen content of the sands decreases, the high yield of froth required greater speed and becomes more sensitive to the rate of stirring. From these studies, it is concluded that the critical step for making frothable oil is the introduction of air into the oil particles and/or the removal of mineral from the oil.

• OSTI ID: 5917715
• Report Number(s): CONF-680308-
• Journal Information: 155th Amer. Chem. Soc. Mtg.; (United States), Vol. J-2; Conference: 155. national meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, 31 Mar 1968
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
BITUMENS
RECOVERY
OIL SANDS
FLOTATION
HOT-WATER PROCESSES
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
CHEMICAL REACTORS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STIRRING
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MATERIALS
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
TAR
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