Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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2003
Flotation columns may benefit the oil sand industry by improving grade and recovery when processing middlings. Preliminary testing was conducted with a laboratory flotation column for two-phase systems over a bubble size range of 250 to 1100 μm. A correlation between exponent “m” in the drift...
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Spring 2013
Strategic mine planning and waste management are important aspects of surface mining operations. Due to the limitations in lease area for oil sands mining, the pit phase advancement is carried out simultaneously with the construction of in-pit and ex-pit tailings impoundment dykes. Most of the...
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Spring 2013
A major barrier to reclamation after oil sands mining is lack of commercially available, diverse native plant seeds and propagules for revegetation. Potential of LFH (forest floor material) developed on coarse textured soil for establishing native plants and how salvage, placement and storage...
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Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Characterization and Application of Adsorption Process for the Removal of Naphthenic Acids
DownloadSpring 2018
Many techniques have been used to identify and quantify the naphthenic acids (NAs) in the oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) such as gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), ultra-performance liquid chromatography...
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Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Toxicity Attribution and Evaluating Ageing as a Remediation Strategy
DownloadSpring 2019
Oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) is a byproduct of bitumen extraction in the surface-mining oil sands industry of Northern Alberta. OSPW contains a complex and environmentally persistent dissolved organic mixture that can be toxic to aquatic organisms. One long-term remediation strategy...
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Oil Sands Reclamation With Woody Debris Using LFH Mineral Soil Mix And Peat Mineral Soil Mix Cover Soils: Impacts On Select Soil And Vegetation Properties
DownloadFall 2014
Prior to mining oil sands, soil is salvaged for reclamation and forest stands are harvested for their merchantable timber. Harvest operations leave large amounts of residual woody debris, which has been historically burned or mulched. Woody debris has significant ecological effects and can be...
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Spring 2018
The presence of natural oil seeps, abandoned well sites (generally containing light oil), and high quality source rocks along the coast of western Newfoundland has refocused interest on the region as an area for potential petroleum exploration and development. Most of the oil seeps and old well...