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Suncor’s Pond One Sample
mature fine tailings (MFT) to betested with Petromax for thepurpose of achieving three phaseseparation.
Petromax Technologies, LLCRandy Brawn
200 ml MFT sample
Weight = 284.9 grams
Exhibit 16
Suncor Pond One Testing
Petromax was added (400 ml)to the MFT (200 ml) for a totalof 600 ml to be processed.
400 ml of Petromax
Weight = 416.4 grams
MFT combined with Petromaxwas sheared for 60 secondswithin the glass jar picturedon the left.
This picture shows oil watersolids separation viewed after15 minutes.
After 15 minutes of settlingtime all three phases wereextracted and quantified.
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Top View of “oily froth”after Petromax process.
This picture was takenafter 15 minutes of settlingtime as the oily frothgathered at the top of thejar above the “spentPetromax”.
Top view of extractedoily froth
Side view of extractedoily froth
Oily froth weighed38.9 grams less 6
grams of paperweight or 32.9 grams
Spent / extractedPetromax plus
recovered water fromoriginal MFT
Remaining wet clay atbottom of glass jarprior to extraction
Extracting wet clay
Wet clay extraction continued
Wet clay extraction complete
Extracted wet clay side view
Wet clay extraction top view
The wet clay weighed 104.1 less 6gram paper or 98.1 grams.Assuming 12% water, as in
previous tests, the dry clay wouldweigh 86.33 grams.
SpentPetromax
plusrecovered
waterfrom
originalMFT
sample
Recoveredoily froth
Visual Comparison
Original MFT Sample= 284.9 grams
Recovered Oily Froth= 32.9 grams
RecoveredWet Clay
= 98.1 grams
Recovered MFT water and Petromax = 582.07 grams and is justover 500 ml. The extracted spent water/Petromax solution still
contains clay as it will continue to settle at the bottom. Thisrecovered water has been settling for ½ hour after extraction.
The extractedwater/Petromax
spent solution hascontinued to settle
for 5 hours.
The clay isaccumulating at the
bottom of the jar witha small amount oflight oil at the top
This fine clay at thebottom appears to
be very clean.
The extractedwater/Petromax
solution continuesto settle clay.
This picture showsthe clay level 21
hours from the timeof extraction.
The level appears tobe at least half of
that which wasoriginally extractedwhen compared to
slide number 2
165.67 g (58.15 %)Recovered water from MFT
582.07 gRecovered Petromax and MFT water
30.30 %Percent of dry clay recovered from original MFTsample (extrapolated figure from previous test)* See second extraction results on slide 26
98.1 g(11.77g + 86.33g)
Recovered wet clay layer(water + clay/silt)* See second extraction results on slide 26
11.55 %Percent of bitumen froth recovered from originalMFT sample
32.9 gRecovered bitumen froth
416.4 g (400 ml.)Petromax
284.9 g (200 ml.)Original sample
Suncor Pond One Testing
Test #1 (after first extraction at 15 minutes duration)Petromax MFT Formula2:1 ratio by volume
Petromax Technologies, LLC501 S. Isis Ave., Inglewood, CA 90301Barry Rosengrant, CEO [email protected]
Observations
• The Pond One MFT contains a higher percentage of clay thanpreviously tested Syncrude tailings.
• A visual inspection of the extracted spent Petromax solutionindicates a significant amount of clay continues to settle out ofsolution over a period of 5 hours.
• The extracted oily froth (11.55 %) appears to contain very littlebitumen oil, but rather a combination of air bubbles, water, andoil.
• The water/Petromax spent solution appears to contain asignificant amount of bitumen oil and is gradually rising to thetop. It appears to be a very light oil.
The extractedwater/Petromaxsolution appears tohave stoppedsettling clay.
This picture showsthe clay level 30hours from the timeof extraction.
The following slidesshow the clay beingextracted andquantified.
The spent Petromaxsolution andrecovered water ispoured into anotherjar.
Light bitumen oilcontinues to rise to the top
Clay Level
After thespentPetromax hasbeen pouredout you cansee some ofthe oilremains onthe interiorglass.
In addition,oil appears tohavesaturated thetop portion ofthe clay.
After scrapingthe top layer, youcan see cleanerclay below the
surface.
This clay, after 30hours, appears to bevery dry whencompared to theclay which wasremoved after 15minutes of settlingtime.
The clay is verydense and stiff.
The clay is tightlybonded to thebottom of the jar.
Continuing Clay Removal
Clay Removal Complete
Surface clay was coveredwith a dark bitumen
Top View ofExtracted Clay
Side View of Extracted Clay
The clay is very dense/stiff and can be easily sculpted.
The extracted wet clay weighed 55 grams less 6 gramspaper or 49 grams. Assuming 12% water, as in
previous tests, the dry clay would weigh 43.12 grams.
The spent Petromax and clayhave been removed from the jar.
The total dry clay ( 86.33 + 43.12 = 129.45 grams ) now accounts for 45.44% of the original MFT
After 12 hours fromthe second clay
extraction very littleclay has settled to the
bottom of the spentPetromax solution
and recovered water.
A very light bitumenoil continues to rise
to the top of thePetromax solution
Final Remaining SpentPetromax and Recovered Water
After 84 hours fromthe second clay
extraction, clay hascontinued to settle at
the bottom of thespent Petromax
solution and recoveredwater.
It appears morebitumen has
risen to the topof the jar.
Final Remaining Spent Petromax and Recovered Water