Solvent slurries in bitumen production

Description:

"The method for extracting bitumen from oil sands currently used in commercial mining operations is a flotation process in which oil sands are combined with hot water and the slurry is aerated. This method generally is referred to as the Clark hot water process"--Description from Knovel site.

subjects: Bitumen,  Bitume,  Asphaltum (pigment),  Bitumin (color),  Asphaltic bitumen