Processing asphaltene-containing tailings
    2.
    发明授权
    Processing asphaltene-containing tailings 有权
    加工含沥青质的尾矿

    公开(公告)号:US08679325B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US12404150

    申请日:2009-03-13

    IPC分类号: C10G1/04 C10G21/14 C10G21/28

    CPC分类号: C10G1/047 C10G1/045

    摘要: Embodiments of a method and a system for recovering energy, materials or both from asphaltene-containing tailings are disclosed. The asphaltene-containing tailings can be generated, for example, from a process for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sand. Embodiments of the method can include a flotation separation and a hydrophobic agglomeration separation. Flotation can be used to separate the asphaltene-containing tailings into an asphaltene-rich froth and an asphaltene-depleted aqueous phase. The asphaltene-rich froth, or an asphaltene-rich slurry formed from the asphaltene-rich froth, then can be separated into a heavy mineral concentrate and a light tailings. Hydrophobic agglomeration can be used to recover an asphaltene concentrate from the light tailings. Another flotation separation can be included to remove sulfur-containing minerals from the heavy mineral concentrate. Oxygen-containing minerals also can be recovered from the heavy mineral concentrate. Water removed by the various separation steps can be recycled and its heat energy recovered.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于从含沥青质的尾矿中回收能量,材料或二者的方法和系统的实施例。 含沥青烯的尾矿可以例如从用于从油砂中回收烃的方法产生。 该方法的实施方案可以包括浮选分离和疏水性聚集分离。 浮选可用于将含沥青质的尾矿分离成富含沥青质的泡沫和不含沥青质的水相。 富含沥青质的泡沫或富含沥青质的泡沫形成的富含沥青质的浆料然后可以分离成重矿物浓缩物和轻质尾矿。 疏水聚集可用于从轻尾矿中回收沥青质浓缩物。 可以包括另一种浮选分离以从重矿物质浓缩物中除去含硫矿物。 含氧矿物也可从重矿物精矿中回收。 通过各种分离步骤除去的水可以回收并回收其热能。

    Methods of Preparing Bituminous Material for Bitumen Extraction
    3.
    发明申请
    Methods of Preparing Bituminous Material for Bitumen Extraction 审中-公开
    沥青提取沥青材料的制备方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120228196A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-13

    申请号:US13418044

    申请日:2012-03-12

    IPC分类号: B02C4/02

    CPC分类号: B02C4/08 B02C23/10 B02C23/18

    摘要: Methods of preparing bituminous material for extraction processing are described. The methods can include mixing bituminous material with hydrocarbon solvent before and/or during a step of crushing the bituminous material to reduce the size of clumps contained in the bituminous material. The steps of adding hydrocarbon solvent and crushing the bituminous material can be carried out multiple times.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于提取处理的沥青材料的制备方法。 所述方法可以包括在沥青沥青材料的压碎步骤之前和/或期间将沥青材料与烃溶剂混合以减少沥青材料中所含的团块的尺寸。 加入烃溶剂和粉碎沥青材料的步骤可以进行多次。

    PROCESSING ASPHALTENE-CONTAINING TAILINGS
    4.
    发明申请
    PROCESSING ASPHALTENE-CONTAINING TAILINGS 有权
    加工含ASPHALTENE的尾矿

    公开(公告)号:US20090173668A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-09

    申请号:US12404150

    申请日:2009-03-13

    IPC分类号: C10C3/00

    CPC分类号: C10G1/047 C10G1/045

    摘要: Embodiments of a method and a system for recovering energy, materials or both from asphaltene-containing tailings are disclosed. The asphaltene-containing tailings can be generated, for example, from a process for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sand. Embodiments of the method can include a flotation separation and a hydrophobic agglomeration separation. Flotation can be used to separate the asphaltene-containing tailings into an asphaltene-rich froth and an asphaltene-depleted aqueous phase. The asphaltene-rich froth, or an asphaltene-rich slurry formed from the asphaltene-rich froth, then can be separated into a heavy mineral concentrate and a light tailings. Hydrophobic agglomeration can be used to recover an asphaltene concentrate from the light tailings. Another flotation separation can be included to remove sulfur-containing minerals from the heavy mineral concentrate. Oxygen-containing minerals also can be recovered from the heavy mineral concentrate. Water removed by the various separation steps can be recycled and its heat energy recovered.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于从含沥青质的尾矿中回收能量,材料或二者的方法和系统的实施例。 含沥青烯的尾矿可以例如从用于从油砂中回收烃的方法产生。 该方法的实施方案可以包括浮选分离和疏水性聚集分离。 浮选可用于将含沥青质的尾矿分离成富含沥青质的泡沫和不含沥青质的水相。 富含沥青质的泡沫或富含沥青质的泡沫形成的富含沥青质的浆料然后可以分离成重矿物浓缩物和轻质尾矿。 疏水聚集可用于从轻尾矿中回收沥青质浓缩物。 可以包括另一种浮选分离以从重矿物质浓缩物中除去含硫矿物。 含氧矿物也可从重矿物精矿中回收。 通过各种分离步骤除去的水可以回收并回收其热能。

    Methods for obtaining bitumen from bituminous materials
    5.
    发明授权
    Methods for obtaining bitumen from bituminous materials 有权
    从沥青材料获得沥青的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09023197B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-05

    申请号:US13557503

    申请日:2012-07-25

    CPC分类号: C10G1/04 C10G1/00

    摘要: A method of extracting bitumen from bituminous material. In some embodiments, the method may include loading a bitumen material in a column, followed by feeding a first quantity of solvent into the column. The method may also include collecting the bitumen-enriched solvent exiting the column. A quantity of the bitumen-enriched solvent may then be fed into the column. In some embodiments, the method may include simultaneously loading bitumen material and a solvent in a column, followed by feeding additional solvent into the column. The method may also include collecting bitumen-enriched solvent exiting the column, and feeding a quantity of the bitumen-enriched solvent into the column.

    摘要翻译: 从沥青材料中提取沥青的方法。 在一些实施方案中,该方法可以包括将沥青材料加载到塔中,然后将第一量的溶剂加入塔中。 该方法还可以包括收集离开塔的富含沥青的溶剂。 然后将一定量的富含沥青的溶剂进料到塔中。 在一些实施方案中,该方法可以包括同时将沥青材料和溶剂装入柱中,然后将另外的溶剂进料到塔中。 该方法还可以包括收集离开塔的沥青富集溶剂,并将一定量的富含沥青的溶剂供入塔中。

    PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING BITUMEN AND DRYING THE TAILINGS
    6.
    发明申请
    PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING BITUMEN AND DRYING THE TAILINGS 审中-公开
    萃取物和干燥尾矿的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130206647A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-15

    申请号:US13584432

    申请日:2012-08-13

    IPC分类号: C10G1/04

    CPC分类号: C10G1/04

    摘要: A process for separating bitumen from bitumen ore material includes extracting bitumen with a hydrocarbon solvent to produce a bitumen-enriched solvent phase and tailings. The tailings are dried or stripped in a dryer to remove any remaining hydrocarbon solvent. The amount of solvent discharged in the tailings may be less than 4 bbl per 1000 bbl of recovered bitumen.

    摘要翻译: 从沥青矿石原料分离沥青的方法包括用烃溶剂萃取沥青以产生富含沥青的溶剂相和尾料。 将尾渣在干燥器中干燥或汽提以除去任何剩余的烃溶剂。 在尾矿中排出的溶剂的量可以小于每桶1000桶的回收沥青中的4桶。

    Methods for Extracting Bitumen From Bituminous Material
    7.
    发明申请
    Methods for Extracting Bitumen From Bituminous Material 审中-公开
    从沥青材料中提取沥青的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130026078A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-31

    申请号:US13559124

    申请日:2012-07-26

    IPC分类号: C10G1/04 C10G1/00

    CPC分类号: C10G1/045

    摘要: Methods for preparing solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The method can include the steps of adding a first quantity of solvent to a bitumen material to form a first mixture, separating a first quantity of bitumen-enriched solvent from the first mixture and thereby creating solvent-wet tailings, and adding a quantity of water to the solvent-wet tailings to separate a solvent component from the solvent-wet tailings and thereby forming solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The solvent used in the methods can include paraffinic solvent, such as pentane.

    摘要翻译: 制备溶剂干燥,可堆叠尾矿的方法。 该方法可以包括以下步骤:将第一量的溶剂添加到沥青材料中以形成第一混合物,从第一混合物中分离出第一量的富含沥青的溶剂,从而产生溶剂湿润尾矿,并加入一定量的水 到溶剂 - 湿的尾矿以将溶剂组分与溶剂 - 湿尾矿分离,从而形成溶剂干燥的可堆叠尾矿。 该方法中使用的溶剂可包括石蜡溶剂,如戊烷。

    Methods for Obtaining Bitumen from Bituminous Materials
    8.
    发明申请
    Methods for Obtaining Bitumen from Bituminous Materials 有权
    从沥青材料获得沥青的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130026076A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-31

    申请号:US13557503

    申请日:2012-07-25

    IPC分类号: C10C3/08

    CPC分类号: C10G1/04 C10G1/00

    摘要: A method of extracting bitumen from bituminous material. In some embodiments, the method may include loading a bitumen material in a column, followed by feeding a first quantity of solvent into the column. The method may also include collecting the bitumen-enriched solvent exiting the column. A quantity of the bitumen-enriched solvent may then be fed into the column. In some embodiments, the method may include simultaneously loading bitumen material and a solvent in a column, followed by feeding additional solvent into the column. The method may also include collecting bitumen-enriched solvent exiting the column, and feeding a quantity of the bitumen-enriched solvent into the column.

    摘要翻译: 从沥青材料中提取沥青的方法。 在一些实施方案中,该方法可以包括将沥青材料加载到塔中,然后将第一量的溶剂加入塔中。 该方法还可以包括收集离开塔的富含沥青的溶剂。 然后将一定量的富含沥青的溶剂进料到塔中。 在一些实施方案中,该方法可以包括同时将沥青材料和溶剂装入柱中,然后将另外的溶剂进料到塔中。 该方法还可以包括收集离开塔的沥青富集溶剂,并将一定量的富含沥青的溶剂供入塔中。

    DRY,STACKABLE TAILINGS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    DRY,STACKABLE TAILINGS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME 有权
    干燥,堆叠尾料及其生产方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090301937A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-10

    申请号:US12512758

    申请日:2009-07-30

    IPC分类号: C10G1/04

    摘要: Methods for preparing solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The methods may include a primary leaching or extraction process that separates most of the bitumen from a material comprising bitumen and produces first solvent-wet tailings. The first solvent-wet tailings are washed with a second solvent that removes the first solvent from the tailings. Second solvent remaining in the tailings is removed to thereby produce solvent-dry, stackable tailings.

    摘要翻译: 制备溶剂干燥,可堆叠尾矿的方法。 该方法可以包括将大部分沥青从包含沥青的材料中分离出来并产生第一溶剂 - 湿尾矿的初级沥滤或提取方法。 第一溶剂 - 湿尾矿用第二溶剂洗涤,其从尾矿中除去第一溶剂。 除去残留在尾矿中的第二溶剂,从而产生溶剂干燥,可堆叠的尾矿。

    Methods for extracting bitumen from bituminous material
    10.
    发明授权
    Methods for extracting bitumen from bituminous material 有权
    从沥青材料中提取沥青的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08877044B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US12956701

    申请日:2010-11-30

    IPC分类号: C10G1/00 C10G1/04

    摘要: Methods for preparing solvent-dry, stackable tailings. The method can include the steps of adding a first quantity of first solvent to a bitumen material to form a first mixture, separating a first quantity of bitumen-enriched solvent from the first mixture and thereby creating first solvent-wet tailings, adding a quantity of second solvent to first solvent-wet tailings to separate a first quantity of first solvent component from the first solvent-wet tailings and thereby producing second solvent-wet tailings, and adding a quantity of water to the second solvent-wet tailings to separate a first quantity of second solvent component from the second solvent-wet tailings and thereby forming solvent-dry, stackable tailings.

    摘要翻译: 制备溶剂干燥,可堆叠尾矿的方法。 该方法可以包括以下步骤:将第一量的第一溶剂添加到沥青材料中以形成第一混合物,从第一混合物中分离出第一量的富含沥青的溶剂,从而产生第一溶剂湿尾矿,加入一定量的 第二溶剂至第一溶剂 - 湿尾矿以将第一量的第一溶剂组分与第一溶剂湿尾矿分离,从而产生第二溶剂湿尾矿,并向第二溶剂湿尾矿中加入一定量的水以分离第一溶剂 - 来自第二溶剂 - 湿尾矿的第二溶剂组分的量,从而形成溶剂干燥的可堆叠尾矿。