Direct contact process and method for producing hot water using mature fine tailings (MFT)

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PATENT NO 12258522
APP PUB NO 20230115790A1
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17964146

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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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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCESOTTAWA ONTARIO K1A 0E4

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Asiri, Mohammad McNab/Braeside, CA 3 0
Chen, Steven Ottawa, CA 113 1685
Clements, Bruce Ottawa, CA 11 85
Geddis, Phil Ottawa, CA 1 0
Hataley, Brianna Ottawa, CA 1 0
Herage, Ted Stittsville, CA 3 0
Wu, Lijun Ottawa, CA 59 303
Zhuang, Quan Ottawa, CA 11 402

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