CA2021185A1 - Process for separation of hydrocarbon from tar sands froth - Google Patents

Process for separation of hydrocarbon from tar sands froth

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CA2021185A1
CA2021185A1 CA 2021185 CA2021185A CA2021185A1 CA 2021185 A1 CA2021185 A1 CA 2021185A1 CA 2021185 CA2021185 CA 2021185 CA 2021185 A CA2021185 A CA 2021185A CA 2021185 A1 CA2021185 A1 CA 2021185A1
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bitumen
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Robert N. Tipman
Bruce M. Sankey
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Oslo Alberta Ltd
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A process for treating bitumen froth containing mixtures of a hydrocarbon component, water and solids, comprises heating said bitumen froth to a temperature in the range of about 80°C to about 300°C, preferably in the range of 100°C to 180°C, under pressure of about 150 to about 5000 kPa, preferably in the range of 800 to about 2000 kPa, sufficient to maintain said hydrocarbon component in a liquid phase, passing said heated froth into a plurality of separation stages in series, and gravity settling the solids and water from the hydrocarbon layer while maintaining said elevated temperature and pressure. A diluent miscible with the bitumen may be mixed with the bitumen froth in an amount of 0 to about 60 per cent by weight of the bitumen, preferably in an amount of 15 to 50 per cent by weight of the bitumen in a mixing stage for preconditioning of the froth prior to each gravity separation stage. A low molecular weight hydrocarbon diluent, such as typified by naphtha, kerosene, toluene or natural gas condensate, is preferred.
CA 2021185 1990-07-13 1990-07-13 Process for separation of hydrocarbon from tar sands froth Expired - Lifetime CA2021185C (en)

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CA 2021185 CA2021185C (en) 1990-07-13 1990-07-13 Process for separation of hydrocarbon from tar sands froth
US07/844,867 US5236577A (en) 1990-07-13 1992-03-02 Process for separation of hydrocarbon from tar sands froth

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US20120000831A1 (en) * 2009-04-09 2012-01-05 Titanium Corporation Inc. Methods for separating a feed material derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands
US9207019B2 (en) 2011-04-15 2015-12-08 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Heat recovery for bitumen froth treatment plant integration with sealed closed-loop cooling circuit
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US7569137B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2009-08-04 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and apparatus for treating tailings
US20120000831A1 (en) * 2009-04-09 2012-01-05 Titanium Corporation Inc. Methods for separating a feed material derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands
US9719022B2 (en) * 2009-04-09 2017-08-01 Titanium Corporation Inc. Methods for separating a feed material derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands
US9546323B2 (en) 2011-01-27 2017-01-17 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for integration of paraffinic froth treatment hub and a bitumen ore mining and extraction facility
US9587176B2 (en) 2011-02-25 2017-03-07 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen
US10125325B2 (en) 2011-02-25 2018-11-13 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumen
US9676684B2 (en) 2011-03-01 2017-06-13 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and unit for solvent recovery from solvent diluted tailings derived from bitumen froth treatment
US10041005B2 (en) 2011-03-04 2018-08-07 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen froth
US10988695B2 (en) 2011-03-04 2021-04-27 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen froth
US9791170B2 (en) 2011-03-22 2017-10-17 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Process for direct steam injection heating of oil sands slurry streams such as bitumen froth
US9207019B2 (en) 2011-04-15 2015-12-08 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Heat recovery for bitumen froth treatment plant integration with sealed closed-loop cooling circuit
US10226717B2 (en) 2011-04-28 2019-03-12 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Method of recovering solvent from tailings by flashing under choked flow conditions
US11261383B2 (en) 2011-05-18 2022-03-01 Fort Hills Energy L.P. Enhanced temperature control of bitumen froth treatment process

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