Patents Assigned to SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project Fort McMurray
  • CO-PROCESSING OF FLUID FINE TAILINGS AND FRESH OIL SANDS TAILINGS
    Publication number: 20140116956
    Abstract: A process is provided for dewatering fluid fine tailings, comprising combining fluid fine tailings with fresh oil sands tailings to create a tailings mixture having a sand to fines ratio of about 1.0 to about 2.0; optionally diluting the tailings mixture with water to an optimal density; adding an aqueous polymeric flocculant to the tailings mixture and mixing the polymeric flocculant and tailings mixture to form a flocculated material; and transferring the flocculated material to a deposition cell for dewatering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude Project Fort McMurray
    Inventors: SIMON YUAN, RON SIMAN