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Items in this Collection
- 8Naphthenic Acids
- 3Adsorption
- 2Oil Sands
- 2Oil Sands Process Water
- 1 Oil Sands Process Water
- 1Advanced Oxidation Process
- 1Afzal, Atefeh
- 1An, Zhexuan
- 1Hyson, Kimberly D.
- 1Meshref, Mohamed N.A.
- 1Rashed, Yara A
- 1Stewart, Matthew
- 2Gamal El-Din, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Liu, Qingxia (Chemical Engineering)
- 1Martin, Jonathan (Medical Sciences-Laboratory Medicine and Pathology)
- 1Mohamed Gamal El-Din (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Mohamed, Gamal El-Din (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Application of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Treatment of Naphthenic Acids in Oil Sands Process Water
DownloadFall 2013
The large volume of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) produced by the oil sands industries in Northern Alberta, Canada, is an environmental concern. The toxicity of OSPW has been attributed to a complex mixture of naturally occurring acids, including naphthenic acids (NAs). NAs are a broad...
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Spring 2019
The accumulation of huge amount of oil sands process water (OSPW) in tailing ponds has shown a serious threat to the local public health for their potential to contaminate surface and groundwater. Naphthenic acids (NAs) are considered to be one of the most important toxic compounds present in...
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Application of Ozone and Peroxone Processes for Naphthenic Acids Degradation in Oil Sands Process-Affected Water: Characterization of Water Before and After Treatment
DownloadFall 2017
Appling ozone (O3) with high doses (>100 mg/L) to remove naphthenic acids (NAs) from oil sands process-affected water (OSPW); limits its application and feasibility in the OSPW remediation. To decrease the required doses and their associated costs, this study examined the application of ozone...
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Carbohydrate-Modified Microgels as a System for Extracting Naphthenic Acids from Tailings Pond Water
DownloadFall 2015
Northern Alberta houses massive tailings ponds, that store aqueous waste as a result of the processes employed to recover bitumen from the oil sand deposits. The aqueous waste, or tailings pond water (TPW), houses numerous toxic chemicals including naphthenic acids (NAs) - a complex group of...
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Production and Application of Different Waste-derived Sustainable Materials for the Removal of Naphthenic Acids Related to Oil Sands Process Water
DownloadSpring 2024
Oil sands process water (OSPW) is generated in a large volume during the bitumen extraction process from the oil sands. Naphthenic acids (NAs) are recalcitrant compounds that contribute to the toxicity of OSPW, which need effective treatment before being released into the environment. In the...
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Reclamation of Unconventional Oil Processed Water through the Adsorption of Naphthenic Acids by Carbon Xerogel
DownloadFall 2017
This study examines the use of carbon xerogel (CX) material for the adsorption of naphthenic acids (NAs). The adsorption of NAs is crucial for the reclamation of unconventional oil processed water, more specifically Alberta’s oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). CX material is synthesized at...
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Removal of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants from Oil Sands Tailings using Carbon Based Adsorbents and Native Sediment
DownloadFall 2013
The extraction and refinement of oil sands bitumen produces substantial quantities of liquid tailings and solid coke. Tailings contain metals and naphthenic acids, which require remediation before mine closure. Adsorption is a potential remediation technique which may reuse stockpiled petroleum...
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Spring 2013
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used as a chemical additive to enhance bitumen recovery from oil sands by surface-mining extraction process. The addition of NaOH adjusts the pH of the slurry water to pH ~8.5 (approximate pH of process water). The change in pH of oil sand slurry affects the process...