公开(公告)号：US20140216985A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-07

申请号：US14245653

申请日：2014-04-04

Applicant: Shell Oil Company

Inventor： Robert Lawrence BLACKBOURN ,  Reinhard Alfred BOTT ,  Steven Paul GILES ,  Bradley Dean KOMISHKE ,  Yicheng LONG ,  Ingmar Hubertus Josephina PLOEMEN ,  Bernardus Cornelis Maria IN' T VEEN

IPC: C10G1/04

CPC classification number: C10G1/045 ,  C10G1/04

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method which includes the steps of: contacting an oil sand with a suitable solvent to generate a solvated oil sand slurry; separating solvent-diluted bitumen from the solvated oil sand slurry to generate (a) a solvent-diluted bitumen and (b) a slurry with increased solids concentration; filtering the slurry with increased solids concentration; dropping the solids into a pressure reduction vessel wherein the pressure in the pressure reduction vessel is a pressure below a vapor pressure of the solvent; and drying the solids removed from the pressure reduction vessel to produce solids having dry tailings. The method of the present invention may be used to produce a low ash bitumen product and dry tailings from oil sands.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种包括以下步骤的方法：使油砂与合适的溶剂接触以产生溶剂化油砂浆料; 从溶剂化油砂浆中分离溶剂稀释的沥青以产生（a）溶剂稀释的沥青和（b）具有增加的固体浓度的浆料; 以增加的固体浓度过滤浆料; 将固体滴入减压容器中，其中减压容器中的压力是低于溶剂蒸气压的压力; 并干燥从减压容器中除去的固体，以产生具有干尾矿的固体。 本发明的方法可用于生产低灰分沥青产品和来自油砂的干尾矿。

公开(公告)号：US20130098806A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-25

申请号：US13655572

申请日：2012-10-19

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Elco Dick HOLLANDER ,  John Khai Quang DIEP ,  Darwin Edward KIEL ,  Yicheng LONG

IPC: F03B11/02 ,  C10G1/04

CPC classification number: B03D1/1412 ,  B03D1/1456 ,  B03D1/247 ,  C10G1/045 ,  Y10T137/8593

Abstract: A feed distributor for a settler is provided, the settler effective for separating a solvent-diluted bitumen froth into a water/solids stream and a hydrocarbon stream, the feed distributor comprising: an inlet conduit effective to route bitumen froth into the settler; and an essentially horizontal plate attached to a lower extremity of the inlet conduit and wherein the inlet conduit defines openings through which the solvent-diluted bitumen froth can pass from inside the inlet conduit to a volume above the essentially horizontal plate.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于沉降器的进料分配器，沉降器有效地将溶剂稀释的沥青泡沫分离成水/固体物流和烃流，所述进料分配器包括：有效地将沥青泡沫输送到沉降器中的入口管道; 以及附接到入口管道的下端的基本上水平的板，并且其中入口导管限定开口，溶剂稀释的沥青泡沫可以通过该开口从入口导管内部通过到基本水平板上方的体积。