WO2009114145A3 - Ex-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon separation from tar sands - Google Patents

Ex-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon separation from tar sands Download PDF

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WO2009114145A3
WO2009114145A3 PCT/US2009/001549 US2009001549W WO2009114145A3 WO 2009114145 A3 WO2009114145 A3 WO 2009114145A3 US 2009001549 W US2009001549 W US 2009001549W WO 2009114145 A3 WO2009114145 A3 WO 2009114145A3
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tar sands
hydrocarbon separation
temperature hydrocarbon
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bitumen
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George E. Hoag
John Collins
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Verutek Technologies, Inc.
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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
    • C10G1/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
    • C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
    • C10G1/047—Hot water or cold water extraction processes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2219/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
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Abstract

A method includes combining a plant-derived surfactant, water (128), and tar sand ore (122) to form a slurry (132), allowing the slurry to separate into a bitumen-rich layer, an aqueous layer, and a sand layer, and recovering bitumen from the bitumen-rich layer. The method may be carried out at temperatures above 0°C and less than 75°C.
PCT/US2009/001549 2008-03-11 2009-03-11 Ex-situ low-temperature hydrocarbon separation from tar sands WO2009114145A2 (en)

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WO1995010369A2 (en) * 1990-03-07 1995-04-20 Guymon E Park Water/surfactant process for recovering hydrocarbons from soil in the absence of emulsifying the oil
US5634984A (en) * 1993-12-22 1997-06-03 Union Oil Company Of California Method for cleaning an oil-coated substrate
US5746909A (en) * 1996-11-06 1998-05-05 Witco Corp Process for extracting tar from tarsand
US20040069686A1 (en) * 2002-10-11 2004-04-15 Barry Freel Modified thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks
WO2005028592A1 (en) * 2003-09-22 2005-03-31 The Governors Of The University Of Alberta Processing aids for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery from oil sands, oil shale and other petroleum residues
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