Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00474, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Siddique, Tariq (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Extracted bitumen from oil sands ore is processed and upgraded to produce synthetic crude oil. During_x000D_
processing of bitumen, the presence of higher concentration of metals particularly V and Ni in bitumen_x000D_
corrodes equipment, clogs catalyst pores, deactivates catalyst and causes metal-laden emissions to the_x000D_
environment. Therefore, demetallization of bitumen is an important step in improving bitumen processing for_x000D_
sustainable synthetic crude oil production with less environmental impact._x000D_
Currently, natural gas is used to produce steam for steam-assisted gravity drainage process to recover deeply_x000D_
buried bitumen. In the newly proposed process, natural gas will be used in fuel cell to produce electricity. The_x000D_
process will simultaneously yield pure CO2 and water streams that can easily be brought to a supercritical state_x000D_
by using heat exchanger. In our laboratory studies, these streams have shown excellent results in the bitumen_x000D_
upgrading process. This proposed study aims to investigate demetallization of bitumen during its upgrading_x000D_
using supercritical CO2 and water. The research findings will help devise better bitumen upgrading process for_x000D_
quality product, eliminate/reduce adverse environmental and operational effects, and contribute significantly to_x000D_
Millar Western's efforts to commercialize the application of supercritical CO2 and water for sustainable_x000D_
recovery and utilization of energy resources., program purpose french : Extracted bitumen from oil sands ore is processed and upgraded to produce synthetic crude oil. During_x000D_
processing of bitumen, the presence of higher concentration of metals particularly V and Ni in bitumen_x000D_
corrodes equipment, clogs catalyst pores, deactivates catalyst and causes metal-laden emissions to the_x000D_
environment. Therefore, demetallization of bitumen is an important step in improving bitumen processing for_x000D_
sustainable synthetic crude oil production with less environmental impact._x000D_
Currently, natural gas is used to produce steam for steam-assisted gravity drainage process to recover deeply_x000D_
buried bitumen. In the newly proposed process, natural gas will be used in fuel cell to produce electricity. The_x000D_
process will simultaneously yield pure CO2 and water streams that can easily be brought to a supercritical state_x000D_
by using heat exchanger. In our laboratory studies, these streams have shown excellent results in the bitumen_x000D_
upgrading process. This proposed study aims to investigate demetallization of bitumen during its upgrading_x000D_
using supercritical CO2 and water. The research findings will help devise better bitumen upgrading process for_x000D_
quality product, eliminate/reduce adverse environmental and operational effects, and contribute significantly to_x000D_
Millar Western's efforts to commercialize the application of supercritical CO2 and water for sustainable_x000D_
recovery and utilization of energy resources., agreement title english : Demetallization of bitumen using supercritical carbon dioxide and water, agreement title french : Demetallization of bitumen using supercritical carbon dioxide and water, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada