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- Patent Title: Managing ore blending for froth solids control
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Application No.: US16588675Application Date: 2019-09-30
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Publication No.: US11268033B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Jun Long , Shane Hoskins , Kevin Reid
- Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Applicant Address: CA Fort McMurray
- Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Current Assignee: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project as such owners exist now and in the future
- Current Assignee Address: CA Fort McMurray
- Agency: Bennett Jones LLP
- Main IPC: C10G1/00
- IPC: C10G1/00 ; C10G1/04 ; C10G33/04
Abstract:
A method for controlling the solids distribution in a bitumen froth produced when processing an oil sands ore having a d50 of about 250 μm or greater and a d90 of about 450 μm or greater is provided comprising adding a high-fines material having a d50 of about 50 μm or less and a fines content of about 40% of the solids or greater to the oil sands ore to form an ore blend; and processing the ore blend in a water-based bitumen extraction process to produce the bitumen froth.
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