AN INTEGRATED METHOD FOR STEAM-ENHANCED BITUMEN PRODUCTION USING A PROCESS WASTE STREAM FOR FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION

摘要

The invention is in the area of thermal recovery of bitumen from an underground reservoir using steam. More specifically, it relates to a method for integrating bitumen production with steam generation by burning a portion of the produced high-sulfur bitumen and then using a waste stream from a boiler feed water treatment process to clean the flue gas.