Methods of transporting various bitumen extraction products and compositions thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8920636
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13524303

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Methods for transporting bitumen extraction product include providing bitumen-laden aromatic solvent, providing bitumen-laden paraffinic solvent, and blending the two materials. The resulting mixture can be transported through existing pipeline infrastructure and can use existing separation processing equipment, and thereby avoids the need for separate infrastructure for each composition. Combining the two compositions can also avoid undesirable asphaltene precipitation.

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CANADIAN NATURAL UPGRADING LIMITED100 855 2 STREET SW CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 4J8 CANADA

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Joshi, Mahendra Katy, US 33 130
Kift, Julian Reno, US 22 216

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