A system and process for concentrating hydrocarbons in a bitumen feed
comprising bitumen, water and solids. The system comprises an inclined
plate separator, a hydrocarbon cyclone and a centrifuge. The inclined
plate separator separates the bitumen feed into a first overflow stream
and a first underflow stream, the first overflow stream having a first
bitumen concentration greater than that of the first underflow stream.
The hydrocarbon cyclone separates the first underflow stream into a
second overflow stream and a second underflow stream. The centrifuge
separates the second overflow stream into a third overflow stream and a
third underflow stream, the third overflow stream having a third bitumen
concentration that is greater than that of the third underflow stream.