公开(公告)号：US10450511B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15440794

申请日：2017-02-23

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Gary Bunio ,  Iftikhar Huq

IPC: C10G1/00 ,  C10C3/06 ,  C10G1/04 ,  C10G67/04 ,  C10G21/00

Abstract: Methods are described for the production of a hydrocarbon product and selective rejection of low quality hydrocarbons from a bitumen-containing material, where product quality, production yield, processing input requirements, and environmental benefits are assessed for selecting a candidate method for deployment. The methods facilitate selection and deployment of sustainable hydrocarbon production operations rather than focusing on maximizing volumetric yield of hydrocarbons.