CA2435113A1 - Process for treating heavy oil emulsions using a light aliphatic solvent-naphtha mixture - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
- B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
- B01D17/04—Breaking emulsions
- B01D17/047—Breaking emulsions with separation aids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G33/00—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils
- C10G33/04—Dewatering or demulsification of hydrocarbon oils with chemical means
Abstract
A bitumen-water emulsion is treated with a mixture comprised of a naphtha an d a light aliphatic hydrocarbon such as butane. The treatment destabilises the emulsion and results in the removal of most of the water and mineral. The treatment also results in the precipitation of some of the asphaltenes present in the bitumen. The degree of deasphalting is easily controlled to make a product of a specified asphaltene content. Since for heavy oils such as Athabasca bitumen, metals such as nickel and vanadium are concentrated in the higher boiling point tail end an d are associated with asphaltenes, the removal of asphaltenes reduces the metals content of the product. Depending on the selected concentration of metals and asphaltenes, the treated product may be further upgraded in a range of conversion process es including coking and catalytic hydrocracking units.
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