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Co-Processing Of Fluid Fine Tailings And Fresh Oil Sands Tailings

Co-Processing Of Fluid Fine Tailings And Fresh Oil Sands Tailings

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Opened: 28 Apr 2014 -

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.

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