CA2654611C - Methode d'elimination des residus solides de la mousse de bitume - Google Patents
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Abstract
Traitement par solvant paraffinique basé sur la gravité permettant d'éliminer le contenu de matières sèches de courants d'écume de bitume comprenant les étapes consistant à placer des instruments de détermination de taille de particule dans un courant d'admission d'écume de bitume dans un récipient de cristallisation par densité après l'ajout de solvant paraffinique. L'ajout de solvant forme des agrégats. Une distribution de taille de particule des agrégats produits est mesurée avec les instruments de détermination de taille de particule. La vitesse de cristallisation des agrégats à partir de la distribution de taille de particule est déterminée mathématiquement. Des données opérationnelles sont recueillies avec la répétition une ou plusieurs fois des étapes de processus susmentionnées et avec le changement d'une ou plusieurs conditions de processus du processus basé sur la gravité. Un ensemble de conditions opérationnelles est alors établi d'après la taille de particule et la vitesse de cristallisation à partir des données générées. Le traitement par solvant paraffinique basé sur la gravité est réalisé par ajustement des conditions de processus en vue de l'optimisation de la vitesse de cristallisation des agrégats avec l'ensemble établi de conditions opérationnelles.
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| CA2729457C (fr) | 2011-01-27 | 2013-08-06 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Procede pour l'integration d'un centre de traitement de l'ecume paraffinique a une installation de forage et d'extraction de minerai bitumineux |
| CA2906715C (fr) | 2011-02-25 | 2016-07-26 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Procede de traitement de bitume dilue a forte teneur en paraffine |
| CA2931815C (fr) | 2011-03-01 | 2020-10-27 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Procede et unite pour la recuperation de solvant dans des residus dilues dans un solvant, provenant du traitement de la mousse de bitume |
| CA2865139C (fr) | 2011-03-04 | 2015-11-17 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Procede pour ajout de solvant codirectionnel a de la mousse de bitume |
| CA2735311C (fr) | 2011-03-22 | 2013-09-24 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Procede pour un chauffage a injection de vapeur directe de la mousse de bitume des sables bitumineux |
| CA2815785C (fr) | 2011-04-15 | 2014-10-21 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Recuperation de chaleur destinee a etre integree a une installation de traitement de mousse de bitume comprenant des circuits en boucle a circulation thermique |
| CA2738700C (fr) | 2011-04-28 | 2013-11-19 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Ursr avec configurations de pulverisation d'admission pour la distribution des residus dilues par solvant |
| CA2740935C (fr) | 2011-05-18 | 2013-12-31 | Fort Hills Energy L.P. | Regulation thermique amelioree du processus de traitement de la mousse de bitume |
| CA3014968C (fr) | 2017-08-18 | 2025-09-23 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | Procede de traitement de mousse paraffinique haute temperature |
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