METHOD FOR PROCESSING WEATHERED OIL SAND ORE

A process for extracting bitumen from weathered oil sand ore is provided, comprising mixing the weathered oil sand ore with heated water and sodium triphosphate to form a weathered oil sand slurry; adding sodium triphosphate to either the weathered oil sand ore, the heated water, or to the weathered...

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Hauptverfasser: GU, YONG (JOE), HOSKINS, SHANE, LONG, JUN, NG, YIN MING SAMSON
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Zusammenfassung:A process for extracting bitumen from weathered oil sand ore is provided, comprising mixing the weathered oil sand ore with heated water and sodium triphosphate to form a weathered oil sand slurry; adding sodium triphosphate to either the weathered oil sand ore, the heated water, or to the weathered oil sand slurry; conditioning the weathered oil sand slurry at a temperature of at least 50°C to form a conditioned weathered oil sand slurry; and subjecting the conditioned weathered oil sand slurry to gravity separation at a temperature of at least 50°C to form a bitumen froth product.