Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands

Details Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands Separation and recovery of bitumen oil from tar sands

2004-07-21

2008-08-26

Hruskoci, Peter A. (Department: 1797)

Liquid purification or separation

Processes

Making an insoluble substance or accreting suspended...

C208S391000, C208S425000, C210S710000, C210S737000, C210S738000, C210S770000, C210S787000

Reexamination Certificate

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07416671

ABSTRACT:
A process for the separation of bitumen oil from tar sands and the like. Slurry is supplied to a mixing chamber of a jet pump at an input end of the process. The slurry is agitated within the jet pump to effect a partial to full phase separation of the oil fraction from the solids fraction of the slurry. The partially to fully separated slurry is discharged into a pipeline and later into a hydrocyclone to effect a second phase separation of the slurry. One or more hydrocyclone separators may be used to separate the bitumen oil and liquid from the solids fraction.

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