BITUMINOUS FROTH HYDROCARBON CYCLONE

摘要

Discloses apparatus to perform a process to remove water and minerals from a bitumen froth output of an oil sands hot water extraction process. A bitumen froth feed stream diluted with a solvent is supplied to a cyclone stage to produce a bitumen inclined overflow stream and a bitumen depleted underflow stream. Configuration of the hydrocyclones of the cyclone stage suited to obtain preferential reporting of hydrocarbon to the hydrocyclone overflow are disclosed.