Handbook on Theory and Practice on Bitumen Recovery from Athabasca Oil Sands

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Jacob H. Masliyah
  • Jan Czarnecki
  • Zhenghe Xu

• The book provides an introduction to Athabasca oil sands describing their reserves and bitumen recovery methods. A summary of interfacial science is provided with analysis of interfacial interactions relevant to the understanding of bitumen recovery in an aqueous environment. Physical and chemical properties of oil sands components are provided. In-depth analysis of fluid – particle dynamics is provided to better understand the operation of separation vessels and lump digestion in hydrotransport pipelines. Principles of bitumen flotation, fundamental aspects of paraffinic and naphtha-based froth treatment processes, and formation and stability of water-in-oil emulsions are discussed. Role of colloidal science in tailings management is elucidated.

• Date created

  2011-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • hydrotransport pipeline
  • bitumen recovery
  • tailings management
  • demulsification
  • bitumen flotation
  • Athabasca oil sands
  • bitumen – surface properties
  • bitumen aqueous extraction
  • bitumen froth treatment

• Type of Item

  Book

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-nr43-8t34

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International