- Patent Title: Method of using a silicate-containing stream from a hydrocarbon operation or from a geothermal source to treat fluid tailings by chemically-induced micro-agglomeration
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Application No.: US14273347Application Date: 2014-05-08
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Publication No.: US09663388B2Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Christopher Lin , Amitava Sarkar , Brian C. Speirs , Ren Zhu , Stuart R. D. Lunn
- Applicant: Christopher Lin , Amitava Sarkar , Brian C. Speirs , Ren Zhu , Stuart R. D. Lunn
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company Law Dept.
- Priority: CA2823459 20130809
- Main IPC: C02F1/52
- IPC: C02F1/52 ; C10G1/04 ; B01D21/01
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for treating oil sands tailings. The tailings are conditioned with an aluminate and treated with a silicate-containing stream from a hydrocarbon operation or from a geothermal source to produce chemically-induced micro-agglomerates (CIMA) and water.
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