Patent ID: 9605212
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: C10B,C10G,C10J,C10K,C10L,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method of processing raw oil sands material comprising bitumen, the method comprising: (a) subjecting an oil sands material comprising the raw oil sands material to a predistillation process comprising: (b) heating the coked oil sands material to approximately 900° C., to produce a dry barren hot oil sands material; and syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases; and (c) mixing the barren hot oil sands material with the raw oil sands material to form the oil sands material, for transfer of heat energy from the barren hot oil sands material to the raw oil sands material for partially heating the oil sands material in the predistillation process.