Mineral oils: processes and products – Tar sand treatment with liquid
Patent
1989-05-30
1991-05-21
Pal, Asok
Mineral oils: processes and products
Tar sand treatment with liquid
134 1, 208391, C10G 104
Patent
active
050172816
ABSTRACT:
Hydrocarbon liquids are recovered from carbonaceous materials such as tar sands utilizing a separation reagent formed in situ by reacting polar resin components of tar sands with an inorganic base such as sodium silicate in sonicated aqueous solution in absence of an organic solvent to form a surfactant. Under the influence of sonication a microemulsion of polar-external micelles forms. The polar groups can associate with anions, especially polyanions such as silicate and act in a membrane mimetic manner to form vesicles. Cavities can form in the surfactant resin molecule that complex with guest cations such as titanium or other metals from the tar sand.
When tar sands are added to the sonicated separation reagent, the surfactant penetrates the bitumen. Metal ions complex with the polar groups and aid in removing the bitument from the sand particles. The polarorganic asphaltene materials are carried into the aqueous phase by the anion and stabilized within the micelle structure. The lighter, non-polar hydrocarbon oil fraction separate from the emulsion and rise to the top and are recovered by skimming. The heavier asphaltenes and preasphaltenes complex with the polyvalent metals to form charcoal-like agglomerates which settle to the bottom of the treatment tank. The separation reagent forms during the reaction and can reach a concentration capable of dissolving bitumen. The separation reagent can be recovered and used in other processes after removal and recovery of the clay. The separation reagent must be substantially diluted after being recycled and reused to reduce solvation properties.
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Jang Long-Kuan
Kuo Jih-Fen
Sadeghi Kazem
Sadeghi Mohammad-Ali
Yen Teh F.
Jacobs Marvin E.
Pal Asok
Tar Sands Energy Ltd.
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