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1 | Bitumen recovery from tar sands | 1984-09-11 | Patent; Bitumen recovery; Tar sands; Kerosene; Flotation cell; Bitumen | 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 dige... |