Solvent extraction of oil from tar sands utilizing a trichloroethylene solvent
OwnerNeal Franklin Blaine, deceased, Geneva Blaine, executrixinventors
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Abstract
Oil is efficiently solvent extracted from tar sands utilizing a trichloroethylene solvent at mild conditions. The process preferably utilizes minor amounts of surfactant and polyelectrolytes. The process has resulted in unexpectedly high yields of oil with unexpectedly low solvent loss.
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In an oil solvent extraction process wherein a tar sand is contacted with a solvent at mild conditions of temperatures from 70.degree. F. to about 800.degree. F. and pressures from 0 to about 200 psig, the improvement wherein said solvent is trichloroethylene and wherein said solvent is contacted with said tar sand in a contact vessel;
- wherein the solvent and tar is removed from the upper portion of such vessel;
- wherein the sand is removed from the lower portion of such vessel and wherein the solvent is removed from the extracted tar for further use in the solvent extraction process.
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