Method for determining clay content in tailings and sludge
US4452900A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for estimating the content of clay or clay minerals in the tailings or sludge resulting from the extraction of bitumen from tar sands and similar materials by titrating the tailings or sludge with methylene blue.
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