Methods of obtaining hydrocarbons using suspensions including organic bases

1. A method of obtaining a hydrocarbon material, the method comprising:

combining an organic base with a carrier fluid to form a suspension, the organic base selected from the group consisting of at least one of propylene diamine, butylene diamine, poly(vinylpyridine), polyvinyl imidazole, polyacrylamide, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), tripropylamine, dibutylamine, tributylamine, and combinations thereof, wherein the organic base reacts with an acid at a temperature greater than about 250° C.;

contacting at least one of a subterranean formation comprising bitumen or a slurry comprising bitumen with the suspension to form an emulsion comprising at least one of a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant, the organic base, and the carrier fluid; and

separating a hydrocarbon material from the emulsion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contacting at least one of a subterranean formation comprising bitumen or a slurry comprising bitumen with the suspension to form an emulsion comprises forming a cationic surfactant comprising a conjugate acid of the organic base.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the separating a hydrocarbon material from the emulsion comprises altering a pH of the emulsion.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the organic base to comprise tripropylamine, dibutylamine, or tributylamine.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the organic base to comprise poly(vinylpyridine), polyvinyl imidazole, polyacrylamide, or poly(N-isopropylacrylamide).

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the organic base to comprise propylene diamine or butylene diamine.

7. A method of extracting a hydrocarbon material, the method comprising:

mixing a compound comprising an organic base with a carrier fluid to form a mixture, wherein the compound reacts with an acid in a hydrocarbon-containing material at a temperature greater than about 250° C.;

adding amine functionalized nanoparticles comprising one or more of silica, a metal, or a metal oxide to the mixture to form a flooding suspension including the amine functionalized nanoparticles and the compound;

contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the flooding suspension and reacting the compound with acids present in the hydrocarbon-containing material to form an emulsion comprising surfactants where the compound contacts the hydrocarbon-containing material;

transporting the emulsion; and

removing hydrocarbons from the emulsion.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the mixing a compound comprising an organic base with a carrier fluid comprises heating the carrier fluid prior to mixing the compound with the carrier fluid.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the mixing a compound comprising an organic base with a carrier fluid comprises forming the mixture to have between about 20 ppm and about 1,000 ppm of the compound.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising selecting the compound to comprise an amine group coupled to one of an epoxy group or a halogen atom.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising selecting the compound to comprise a polymer.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising selecting the compound from the group consisting of ethanol amine, diethanol amine, triethanol amine, or a mixture thereof.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising selecting the compound to comprise an amine coupled to a hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, heptanol, octanol, dodecanol, or octadecanol.

14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising selecting the compound to comprise an amine group coupled to one of a nitrate group, a nitro group, or an azo group.