Hydrogen peroxide capacitor process for the recovery of hydrocarbons

Abstract

The method relates generally to an improved method for the recovery of hydro-carbons from bitumen/oil deposits such as oil sands, tar sands, oil shales and conventional oil deposits. The method charges the silicon particles thus repulsing the oil, at the same time the hydrogen peroxide selectively reacts with metals, metal compounds and the charged silicon particles giving off energy and oxygen which then floats the oil to the surface, By reacting with the organo-metallic compounds it destroys them, thus freeing the oil from transition metals and producing a much cleaner product.

1 . A method for extracting bitumen/oil from tar sands, oil shales and conventional oil fields, the method comprising:
 a) Immersing the bitumen/oil deposit material in heated solution comprising water and a selected amount of hydrogen peroxide;   b) applying a high voltage direct current to the carbon electrodes until all the oil has floated to the surface;   c) skimming off the oil; and   d) decanting the solution and collecting the cleaned sand.   
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the solution selectively reacts with organo-metallic compounds and decomposes them 
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the solution selectively reacts with the charged silicon particles giving off oxygen which helps separate and float the oil. 
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the solution selectively reacts with metal ions giving off oxygen which helps separate the oil, sand and colloids from one another and causing the oil to float to the surface of the solution.