Bitumen recovery from tar sands

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Publication Type patent
Research Institute Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE)
Author Miller, Jan D.; Hupka, Jan
Title Bitumen recovery from tar sands
Date 1984-09-11
Description A process for recovering bitumen from tar sands wherein the tar sands are pretreated with a diluent, such as kerosene in the preferred embodiment, to lower the viscosity of the bitumen such that it is in the range of about 5 to about 20 poise at the digestion temperature. The tar sands are then digested at a temperature in the range of about 45.degree. C. to about 60.degree. C. and at a pH of about 7.8 to about 8.6. The tar sands are then transferred to a flotation cell where the bitumen-rich concentrate is separated from the sand.
Type Text
Publisher United States Patent and Trademark Office
Subject Patent; Bitumen recovery; Tar sands; Kerosene; Flotation cell; Bitumen
Bibliographic Citation Miller, J. D., & Hupka, J. (1984). U.S. Patent No. 4,470,899. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Rights Management (c) Jan D, Miller, Jan Hupka
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier ir-eua/id/2848
ARK ark:/87278/s6gj2h27
Setname ir_eua
ID 213970
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj2h27
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