CA2024519A1 - Solvent and water/surfactant process for removal of bitumen from tar sands contaminated with clay - Google Patents

Solvent and water/surfactant process for removal of bitumen from tar sands contaminated with clay

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CA2024519A1
CA2024519A1 CA2024519A CA2024519A CA2024519A1 CA 2024519 A1 CA2024519 A1 CA 2024519A1 CA 2024519 A CA2024519 A CA 2024519A CA 2024519 A CA2024519 A CA 2024519A CA 2024519 A1 CA2024519 A1 CA 2024519A1
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E. Park Guymon
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Abstract

This invention involves the separation of clay-contaminated bitumen from sand with a solvent. The bitumen is dissolved with an organic solvent such as condensate from a natural gas well.
The clay is separated from the dissolved bitumen and the solvent is recovered and recycled. The sand is washed with water containing a carefully selected, nonanionic surface active agent to remove residual bitumen and solvent. Prior removal of the clay precludes it from unduly contaminating the water.
CA002024519A 1990-03-07 1990-09-04 Solvent and water/surfactant process for removal of bitumen from tar sands contaminated with clay Expired - Fee Related CA2024519C (en)

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US07/490,089 US4968412A (en) 1989-01-17 1990-03-07 Solvent and water/surfactant process for removal of bitumen from tar sands contaminated with clay
USC.I.P.07/490,089 1990-03-07
PCT/US1993/009660 WO1995010369A2 (en) 1990-03-07 1993-10-12 Water/surfactant process for recovering hydrocarbons from soil in the absence of emulsifying the oil

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CA2024519A1 true CA2024519A1 (en) 1991-09-08
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DE102008053902A1 (en) 2008-10-30 2010-05-20 Hölter, Heinz, Prof. Dr.sc. Dr.-Ing. Dr.hc. Bitumen products and heavy minerals production involves preparing lubricant feed charge, where prepared lubricant feed charge is contacted with conditioning agent to form suspension

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102008053902A1 (en) 2008-10-30 2010-05-20 Hölter, Heinz, Prof. Dr.sc. Dr.-Ing. Dr.hc. Bitumen products and heavy minerals production involves preparing lubricant feed charge, where prepared lubricant feed charge is contacted with conditioning agent to form suspension

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