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Spring 2013
As one of the most critical steps to recover valuable particles from a slurry using flotation, knowledge of the drainage of the thin liquid film between an air bubble and a solid surface is required. The main focus of this thesis is to develop and use an integrated thin film drainage appratus...
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Acid-base properties of cyanobacterial surfaces II: Silica as a chemical stressor influencing cell surface reactivity
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Owttrim, G.W., Lalonde, S.V., Smith, D.S., Konhauser, K.O.
Bacteria grow in complex solutions where the adsorption of aqueous species and nucleation of mineral phases on the cell surface may interfere with membrane-dependent homeostatic functions. While previous investigations have provided evidence that bacteria may alter their surface chemical...
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Spring 2014
Environmental concerns about water-based extraction necessitate the development of an alternative non-aqueous extraction method. One of the challenges that any non-aqueous extraction process is encountered is the elimination of suspended fine solids from solvent-diluted bitumen. This study...
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Fall 2010
A study was conducted to evaluate the properties and processes influencing the rate and magnitude of volume decrease and strength gain for oil sand fine tailings resulting from a change in bitumen extraction process (caustic versus non-caustic) and the effect of adding a coagulant to caustic fine...
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Spring 2021
Hot water extraction technique has been applied to extract bitumen from oil sands for decades. With the challenge of low oil prices, achieving higher recovery and efficient production becomes more urgent. In recent years, the overall recovery and froth quality have been improved significantly...
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2023-06-01
Althnaibat, Rami M., Bruce, Heather L., Gänzle, Michael G.
The inhibition of starch digestion activities by peptides derived from camel milk proteins was determined and the effect of their amino acids charge and/or hydrophobicity was assessed. Starch digestion by pancreatic and brush border enzymes was assessed in vitro with a peptide to starch ratio of...
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Fall 2009
Biodegradation of poorly water soluble hydrocarbons, such as n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is often limited by the low availability of the pollutant to microbes. Adhesion of microorganisms to the oil-water interface can influence this availability. Our approach was to...
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Role of Sodium Hydroxide in Bitumen Extraction: Production of Natural Surfactants and Slime Coating
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Alkaline environment by addition of NaOH in bitumen extraction process often shows a positive effect on bitumen recovery from Athabasca oil sands by mining-extraction method. NaOH ionizes organic acids in the bitumen to produce surfactants. These species are essential for bitumen liberation....
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Study of non-equilibrium interactions between an air bubble and a hydrophilic/hydrophobic solid surface with the non-linearized Stokes-Reynolds-Young-Laplace model (NSRYL model)
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The interaction between bubbles and solid surfaces is important to a broad range of industrial and biological processes. Various experimental techniques have been developed to measure the interactions of bubbles approaching solids in a liquid. In this thesis the consistency and accuracy of such...
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Fall 2012
Madjlessikupai, Morvarid (April)
During separation of emulsified water from oil, a viscous intermediate layer builds up between water and oil phases. This layer which is referred to as rag layer disrupts emulsion destabilization and water removal. The present research is intended to better understand the formation of a rag layer...