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Skip to Search Results- 1Cadien, Kenneth C. (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Dr. Murray Gray (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Dr. Tadek Dabros (canmetENERGY, Devon, Alberta)
- 1Etsell, Thomas H. (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Professor Hao Zhang, Chemical and Material Engineering
- 1Professor Qingxia Liu, Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Spring 2011
A major challenge to any “solvent-based” bitumen extraction technology is the removal of suspended fine solids from the hydrocarbon medium (i.e. diluted bitumen). To address this problem, we examined how colloidal solids could be made to aggregate in a hydrocarbon medium and thus be separated by...
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Spring 2010
Poor settling of solids increases land requirement for tailings containment and imposes severe constraints on the water balance. Consequent to these considerations, the alternating current electrocoagulation (AC/EC) technique emerged as a candidate for enhancing the settling behaviour of...
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Atomistic Approach towards Sodium Citrate Role on Surface Properties of Silica and Clay Minerals
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The use of sodium citrate as a secondary processing aid in combination with caustic significantly improved bitumen recovery, specifically in poor oil sands ores. The role of sodium citrate on wettability alteration of solid surfaces, benefiting bitumen liberation as well as improving bitumen...
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Fall 2014
Interactions of finely dispersed abrasive particles in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries play a vital role in determining the polishing performance. In this study, coupled influence of hydrodynamic and colloidal interactions on the attachment of nanosized ceria (CeO2) particles to...
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Fall 2011
The removal of solid particulates from crude oils and hydrocarbon streams is a common challenge in refining. Finding a method for efficient removal of the suspended solids in the oil streams is the main objective of this work. Paraffinic and aqueous treatment and the combination of these two...