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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Syncrude Canada Ltd. IN Trust for the Owners of the Syncrude Project As Such Owners Exist Now and IN the Future, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Brian Knapper, Edmonton, CA;
Gary Anthieren, Spruce Grove, CA;
Sujit Bhattacharya, Edmonton, CA;
Tam Tran, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 31/10 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/045 (2013.01); C10G 31/10 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); C10G 2300/802 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing bitumen froth comprised of bitumen, water and solids to produce a final diluted bitumen product having a reduced water content is provided whereby demulsifier is added to the bitumen froth after a first separation stage and prior to a second separation stage to produce the final diluted bitumen product having reduced water content.