公开(公告)号：US20060104157A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：US10442583

申请日：2003-05-21

申请人： Lawrence Conaway ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble ,  David Caffey

发明人： Lawrence Conaway ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble ,  David Caffey

IPC分类号： B01F11/00 ,  B01F7/00

CPC分类号： B09C1/08 ,  B03B9/02 ,  B03D1/1468 ,  B03D1/1475 ,  B03D1/247 ,  B03D1/26 ,  B03D2203/006 ,  B09C1/00 ,  B09C1/02 ,  C02F1/02 ,  C02F1/722 ,  C02F11/06 ,  C02F2101/32 ,  C10G1/047 ,  C10G3/40 ,  C10G27/12 ,  C10G31/06 ,  C10G31/10 ,  C10G53/02 ,  C10G2300/1037 ,  C10G2300/4006 ,  Y02P30/20

摘要： A mixer especially suited for treating a mixture of mineral substrate particles and hydrocarbon compounds, especially tar sands and contaminated soils, to recover a hydrocarbon portion and a cleaned substrate portion. Hydrocarbonaceous rock, sand, ore, or soil containing bitumen, petroleum, and/or kerogen is crushed or otherwise comminuted as needed to the particle size of sand or smaller. The comminuted ore is mixed with water to form a slurry, is heated to between 60° C. and 100° C., and is agitated with an oxidant in aqueous solution, preferably hydrogen peroxide, in a flow-through mixer having a low axial flow rate and a high radial flow rate. Both free interstitial hydrocarbons and those hydrocarbons bound electrostatically to the surfaces of clay-like particles in the ore are released from the mineral substrate. Some of the released hydrocarbon compounds may be controllably cleaved by the oxidant to yield organic compounds having lower average molecular weights which are suitable for refining as oil after separation from the process water phase and the residual particulate mineral substrate. The water and mineral tailings from the process are substantially free of hydrocarbon contamination and are environmentally suitable for landfill disposal.

摘要翻译： 特别适用于处理矿物底物颗粒和烃化合物，特别是焦油砂和污染土壤的混合物的混合器，以回收烃部分和清洁的基底部分。 将含有沥青，石油和/或油母质的烃类岩石，沙子，矿石或土壤根据需要粉碎或以其他方式粉碎至砂粒或更小的颗粒尺寸。 将粉碎的矿石与水混合以形成浆料，加热至60℃至100℃，并在具有低轴向流动混合器的氧化剂水溶液（优选过氧化氢）中搅拌， 流量和高径向流量。 游离的间隙碳氢化合物和矿物中粘土状颗粒表面静电结合的那些烃被从矿物基质中释放出来。 一些释放的烃化合物可以被氧化剂可控地裂解，得到具有较低平均分子量的有机化合物，它们适合于从工艺水相和残留的微粒矿物基质中分离后作为油精炼。 该过程的水和矿物尾矿基本上没有碳氢化合物污染物，并且环境适合于垃圾填埋处理。

公开(公告)号：US20070125637A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11608196

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

发明人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

IPC分类号： C10B49/00

CPC分类号： C10B53/06 ,  B01J6/004 ,  B01J2208/00415 ,  B01J2208/0084 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G2400/04 ,  C10G2400/08 ,  F26B17/145

摘要： A retort heating apparatus for processing a feed material includes a heating chamber bound at least in part by said wall. A plurality of baffles are at least partially dispoused with the heating chamber. Each baffle includes an elongated body having a top surface, at least a portion of the top surface being arched. The plurality of baffles are vertically and horizontally spaced apart so that substantially all of the feed material that vertically passes through the heating chamber is horizontally displaced as the feed material passes by the baffles. Systems are also provided for heating the feed material within the heating chamber.

摘要翻译： 用于处理进料的蒸煮加热装置包括至少部分地由侧壁结合的加热室。 多个挡板在加热室内至少部分地排出。 每个挡板包括具有顶表面的细长主体，顶表面的至少一部分是拱形的。 多个挡板垂直和水平地间隔开，使得当进料通过挡板时，垂直通过加热室的基本上所有的进料都水平移位。 还提供用于加热加热室内的进料的系统。

公开(公告)号：US20050194244A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US10767838

申请日：2004-01-29

申请人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

发明人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

IPC分类号： B01J6/00 ,  C10B1/00 ,  C10B1/04 ,  C10B53/06 ,  C10G1/02 ,  F26B17/14

CPC分类号： C10B53/06 ,  B01J6/004 ,  B01J2208/00415 ,  B01J2208/0084 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G2400/04 ,  C10G2400/08 ,  F26B17/145

摘要： A retort heating apparatus for processing a feed material includes a heating chamber bounded at least in part by a side wall. A plurality of baffles are at least partially disposed within the heating chamber. Each baffle includes an elongated body having a top surface, at least a portion of the top surface being arched. The plurality of baffles are vertically and horizontally spaced apart so that substantially all of the feed material that vertically passes through the heating chamber is horizontally displaced as the feed material passes by the baffles. Systems are also provided for heating the feed material within the heating chamber.

摘要翻译： 用于处理进料的蒸煮加热装置包括至少部分地由侧壁界定的加热室。 多个挡板至少部分地设置在加热室内。 每个挡板包括具有顶表面的细长主体，顶表面的至少一部分是拱形的。 多个挡板垂直和水平地间隔开，使得当进料通过挡板时，垂直通过加热室的基本上所有的进料都水平移位。 还提供用于加热加热室内的进料的系统。

公开(公告)号：US06576145B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US09883718

申请日：2001-06-18

申请人： Lawrence M. Conaway ,  Roger Noble ,  Michael Keller ,  David Caffey

发明人： Lawrence M. Conaway ,  Roger Noble ,  Michael Keller ,  David Caffey

IPC分类号： C02F172

CPC分类号： B03D1/247 ,  B03B9/02 ,  B03D1/1468 ,  B03D1/1475 ,  B03D1/26 ,  B03D2203/006 ,  B09C1/00 ,  B09C1/02 ,  B09C1/08 ,  C02F1/02 ,  C02F1/722 ,  C02F11/06 ,  C02F2101/32 ,  C10G1/047 ,  C10G3/40 ,  C10G27/12 ,  C10G27/14 ,  C10G31/08 ,  C10G31/09 ,  C10G31/10 ,  C10G53/02 ,  C10G2300/4081 ,  C10G2300/805 ,  Y02P30/20

摘要： Method and apparatus for treating a mixture of mineral substrate particles and hydrocarbon compounds, especially tar sands and contaminated soils, to recover a hydrocarbon portion and a cleaned substrate portion. In a preferably continuous process, hydrocarbonaceous rock, sand, ore, or soil containing bitumen, petroleum, and/or kerogen is crushed or otherwise comminuted as needed to the particle size of sand or smaller. The comminuted ore is mixed with water to form a slurry, is heated to between 60° C. and 100° C., and is blended with an oxidant in aqueous solution, preferably hydrogen peroxide. Both free interstitial hydrocarbons and those hydrocarbons bound electrostatically to the surfaces of clay-like particles in the ore are released from the mineral substrate.

摘要翻译： 用于处理矿物底物颗粒和烃化合物，特别是焦油砂和污染土壤的混合物以回收烃部分和清洁的基底部分的方法和装置。 在优选连续的方法中，将含有沥青，石油和/或油母质的含烃岩，砂，矿石或土壤根据需要粉碎或以其它方式粉碎至砂粒或更小的颗粒尺寸。 将粉碎的矿石与水混合以形成浆料，加热至60℃至100℃，并与氧化剂在水溶液，优选过氧化氢中混合。 游离的间隙碳氢化合物和矿物中粘土状颗粒表面静电结合的那些烃被从矿物基质中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US06951248B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-04

申请号：US10195096

申请日：2002-07-12

申请人： Lawrence M. Conaway ,  Roger Noble ,  Michael Keller ,  David Caffey

发明人： Lawrence M. Conaway ,  Roger Noble ,  Michael Keller ,  David Caffey

IPC分类号： C09K8/58 ,  E21B43/24

CPC分类号： C09K8/58

摘要： A method for separating oil from geological formations by application of an aqueous oxidant. The oxidant breaks the interfacial attraction between the oil phase and the geological formation and also produces ketone moieties which assist in separating the oil phase from the mineral phase and also dissolve into the oil phase, thereby decreasing the viscosity. The method is especially useful in recovering heavy oil from geological formations wherein oil has been previously extracted to exhaustion by prior art methods.

摘要翻译： 通过使用水性氧化剂从地质构造中分离油的方法。 氧化剂会破坏油相和地质构造之间的界面吸引力，并且还产生有助于将油相与矿物相分离并且也溶解到油相中的酮部分，从而降低粘度。 该方法特别可用于从其中预先通过现有技术方法提取油来排除油的地质构造中的重油。

公开(公告)号：US20050169613A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10767871

申请日：2004-01-29

申请人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

发明人： Byron Merrell ,  Michael Keller ,  Roger Noble

IPC分类号： B01B1/00 ,  C10G1/02 ,  F26B17/14

CPC分类号： F26B17/1416 ,  C10G1/02

摘要： A retort heating apparatus includes a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment. A partition wall is disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a heating chamber and a vapor chamber. The partition wall has a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed thereon so as to provide fluid communication between the heating chamber and the collection chamber. A plurality of spaced apart baffles are disposed within the heating chamber between the perimeter wall and the partition wall. A collection plate is disposed within the vapor chamber at a downward curved or sloped orientation. The collection plate has lower end disposed at or adjacent to the partition wall and an opposing upper end disposed at or toward the perimeter wall.

摘要翻译： 蒸煮加热装置包括围绕中央隔室的周边壁。 分隔壁设置在中央隔室内，以将中央隔室分成至少一个加热室和蒸气室。 隔壁在其上形成有多个间隔开的孔，以便在加热室和收集室之间提供流体连通。 多个间隔开的挡板设置在加热室之间的周边壁和分隔壁之间。 收集板以向下弯曲或倾斜的方向设置在蒸气室内。 收集板具有设置在分隔壁处或邻近分隔壁的下端，以及设置在或朝向周边壁的相对的上端。