Hot water bitumen extraction process
Patent
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OSTI ID:7260547
This patent describes a method of extracting bitumen oils from tar-sands ore. It includes an initial conditioning step comprising crushing tar-sands ore to yield solid particles of a maximum size required by a log washer conditioner in a second conditioning step; a bitumen extraction step; a bitumen separation step; a solvent recovery step; a sand washing and water clarification step; and a sand solvent recovery step.
- Assignee:
- Solv-Ex Corp., Albuquerque, NM
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4875998
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7157489A
- OSTI ID:
- 7260547
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DISSOLUTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HOT-WATER PROCESSES
MATERIALS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
TAR
THERMAL RECOVERY
040401* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- In Situ Methods
True & Modified
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DISSOLUTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HOT-WATER PROCESSES
MATERIALS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
TAR
THERMAL RECOVERY