Method of extracting hydrocarbons from oil-containing rock or sand through hydrogenating low temperature carbonization

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Method of extracting liquid hydrocarbons from oil-containing stone or sand, wherein the oil-containing stone or the oil-containing sand undergoes hydrogenating low temperature, carbonization in a reactor at temperatures of 450 to 520°C and a pressure of approximately 50 bar through the action of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and steam, and wherein the hydrocarbons are separated from the resulting gaseous, low temperature carbonization mixture. The low temperature carbonization mixture from the reactor is cooled in a first separation stage to a temperature of approximately 350°C to condense the less volatile hydrocarbons. The separated, liquid phase is fed to a solids separator and placed in …