Electrical properties of the Athabasca tar sands

• Author / Creator

  McVea, Francis Joseph.

• Conductivity and dielectric permittivity of samples were measured at low frequencies as part of a study of the feasibility of in-situ separation of bitumen from tar sands using electromagnetic fields.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Bitumen--Alberta
  • In situ processing (Mining)
  • Oil sands--Electric properties--Alberta

• Graduation date

  1978

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3TX35B85

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.