1. EKO-Accelfor Oil SandSeparationTechnology EKO-Accelprovidesa simple, economicalbiologicalsolution to removingsandandimpuritiesfromoilsandsand tar flatsforthe bitumen-miningandheavy-oilsector.

2. Twosimplestepscompletethewashingprocess Step 1. SeparationofBitumen from Sediment

3. Fig. 1:Raw Material – Oilsand Theraw material oilsand is immersed in a liquidsuspensionof EKO-Accel(Fig 2).

4. Fig. 2: EKO-Accel’swashingSuspension A preparation of EKO-AccelAscophyllumNodosum Marine Algae

5. Fig. 3 – Washing Oil Sand in EKO-AccelSuspension (Note: no foam, froth) 1 part oilsand to 4 parts EKO-Accelwashingsuspension. Washingrequiresonlymomentsandcanbeaccomplishedeither on a conveyorsystem as theraw material enterstheprocessingfacility or in a washing tank.

6. Fig. 4 - Post Washing Thebitumen sinks to thebottom in thewashingsuspension.

7. Fig. 5 – CleanBitumen Thecleanbitumen is readyforprocessing.

8. Step 2. TreatingWasteWaterafter BitumenSeparation A type of polyfloc is added to the wastewater + EKO-Accelsuspension and mixed for several minutes resulting in cleanwastewater(Fig. 7) - readyforre-usein additionalcyclesofoilsandseparation washes.

9. Fig. 6 –Initial wastewater sample Fig. 7 – WastewaterafterTreatment The entire process can be repeated in indefinite cycles, preserving water resources

10. EKO GEA Cleaning Cycle EKO-Accel Biological Activation Oil shale for processing Sand Solids returned to land