Process for extracting crude oil from tar sands
Patent
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OSTI ID:6765673
A process is claimed for extracting crude oil from tar sands and clay-like materials. This is accomplished by adding a mixture of a trahalose lipid with water to the tar sands and subjecting the mixture to intensive agitation at 60/sup 0/-90/sup 0/ C. to form a slurry and separating the slurry to recover a crude oil/water mixture.
- Assignee:
- EDB-84-115603
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4427528
- OSTI ID:
- 6765673
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CLAYS
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIPIDS
MATERIALS
MIXING
MIXTURES
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESS CONTROL
RECOVERY
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
TAR
WATER
040402* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Surface Methods
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CLAYS
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIPIDS
MATERIALS
MIXING
MIXTURES
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESS CONTROL
RECOVERY
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
TAR
WATER