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Spring 2021
Hot water extraction technique has been applied to extract bitumen from oil sands for decades. With the challenge of low oil prices, achieving higher recovery and efficient production becomes more urgent. In recent years, the overall recovery and froth quality have been improved significantly...
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Fall 2020
In the traditional water-based extraction process, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a commonly used chemical aid to improve bitumen recovery from oil sands. Recently, sodium citrate (Na3Cit) was applied as a secondary process aid together with NaOH by Syncrude Canada Ltd. in the water-based extraction...
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Study of the Intervening Thin Liquid Film between Deformable Oil Drop/Bubble and a Solid Surface in Oil Production
DownloadSpring 2022
Interactions involving deformable bubbles/oil droplets play a critical role in many industrial applications. Understanding the dynamic thin film drainage process and interaction forces involving deformable bubbles/oil droplets and solid surfaces in the oil sands extraction process is of great...