Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings (MFT)
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United States of America
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Mar 25, 2025
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Apr 13, 2023
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Oct 12, 2022
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Oct 12, 2022
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The present invention discloses systems and methods for supplying hot water for primary extraction in the oil sands bitumen extraction process. Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings are provided by employing a double staged submerge arrangement with a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner, a flash submerged arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel containing or adjacent to a fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner or a triple cascade arrangement with a flash concentrator vessel, a thickener vessel containing a submerged fuel burner and a hot water vessel containing a submerged fuel burner.
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- B03B Class
- 75 Applications Filed
- 37 Patents Issued To-Date
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