METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR EXTRACTING HYDROCARBON FROM GRANULAR OR FRAGMENTED SOLID MINERAL MATERIALS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for extracting hydrocarbons from a mineral material, comprising: a step of mixing the mineral material with a sorbent material so that the sorbent material can take up hydrocarbons from the mineral material; then, a step of separating at least a main portion of the sorbent material loaded with hydrocarbons from the rest of the mixture; then, a step of extracting a main portion of the hydrocarbons present in the portion of the separated sorbent material; characterised in that the separation step comprises transferring the mixture obtained from the mixing step onto a screening surface. The method can particularly be used for the exploitation of bituminous sand. The invention also relates to equipment for implementing said method.