Cleaning, purifying, treating, and extracting compositions and associated methods for utilizing the same

A process for extracting crude oil using steam-assisted gravity drainage, comprising the steps of:

• providing an input line to an area of the earth having crude oil;
• providing an output producer line to a recoverable area proximate the earth's surface;
• introducing steam through the input line;
• introducing a composition through the input line to the area of the earth having the crude oil, wherein the composition comprises:
• at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alkoxylated alcohol surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent;
• and
• extracting crude oil from the earth through the output producer line.

A process for purifying extracted oil, byproducts, and wastewater, comprising the steps of:

• providing a composition, wherein the composition comprises:
• at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alkoxylated alcohol surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent;
• and
• associating the composition with at least one of extracted oil, byproducts, and wastewater.

A process for cleaning a surface, comprising the steps of:

• providing a composition, wherein the composition comprises:
• at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alkoxylated alcohol surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent;
• and
• associating the composition with the surface to be cleaned.