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Model naphthenic acids removal by microalgae and Base Mine Lake cap water microbial inoculum
Model naphthenic acids removal by microalgae and Base Mine Lake cap water microbial inoculum
Download2019-01-01
Xiaoxuan Yu, Korris Lee, Ania C. Ulrich
Naphthenic acids (NAs) originate from bitumen and are considered a major contributor to acute toxicity in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) produced from bitumen extraction processes. To reclaim oil sands tailings and remediate OSPW, in-pit fluid fine tailings can be water-capped as end pit...
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Naphthenic acid anaerobic biodegrading consortia enriched from pristine sediments underlying oil sands tailings ponds
Naphthenic acid anaerobic biodegrading consortia enriched from pristine sediments underlying oil sands tailings ponds
Download2020-01-01
Xiaofei Lv, Bin Ma, Dena Cologgi, Korris Lee, Ania Ulrich
Seepage from oil sands tailings ponds (OSTP), which contain toxic naphthenic acids (NAs), can infiltrate into groundwater. Clay sediment layer beneath is a critical barrier for reducing the infiltration of NAs into the sand sediment layer, where groundwater channels reside. Biodegradation has...
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Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracturing in Cohesionless Sand: Validation Against Laboratory Experiments
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Slavash Taghipoor, Alireza Nouri, Dave Chan
Summary In this paper, a new hydraulic-fracturing model is introduced for cohesionless sand, which is also applicable to weak sandstone formations with high permeability and low shear strength. Phenomena such as shear-band development and shear-enhanced permeability are of paramount importance...
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Oil sands process affected water sourced Trichoderma harzianum demonstrates capacity for mycoremediation of naphthenic acid fraction compounds
Oil sands process affected water sourced Trichoderma harzianum demonstrates capacity for mycoremediation of naphthenic acid fraction compounds
Download2020-11-01
Sarah M. Miles, Evelyn Asiedu, Amy-lynne Balaberda, Ania C. Ulrich
Development of Alberta’s oil sands requires large volumes of water, leading to the abundance of oil sands process affected water (OSPW) that must be remediated prior to discharge or reuse. OSPW contains a variety of dissolved organic compounds, however naphthenic acids (NAs) have been found to...
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Potential syntrophic associations in anaerobic naphthenic acids biodegrading consortia inferred with microbial interactome networks
Potential syntrophic associations in anaerobic naphthenic acids biodegrading consortia inferred with microbial interactome networks
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Xiaofei Lv, Bin Ma, Korris Lee, Ania Ulrich
Naphthenic acids (NAs) can be syntrophically metabolized by indigenous microbial communities in pristine sediments beneath oil sands tailings ponds. Syntrophy is an essential determinant of the microbial interactome, however, the interactome network in anaerobic NAs-degrading consortia has not...
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2015-01-01
A. Bahadori, M. Mahmoudi, A. Nouri
Heavy-oil development is becoming increasingly important because of the continuous decline in conventional-oil production. For heavy-oil reservoirs, the oil viscosity usually varies dramatically during production processes such as in thermal processes. When producing heavy oil, the high viscosity...
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Solar Energy Implementation in Manufacturing Industry Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Fuzzy TOPSIS and S4 Framework
Download2022-11-01
Ponce, Pedro, Pérez, Citaly, Fayek, Aminah Robinson, Molina, Arturo
The demand for electrical energy has increased since the population of and automation in factories have grown. The manufacturing industry has been growing dramatically due to the fast-changing market, so electrical energy for manufacturing processes has increased. As a result, solar energy has...
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Stability and Intervehicle Distance Analysis of Vehicular Platoons: Highlighting the Impact of Bidirectional Communication Topologies
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Amir Zakerimanesh, Tony Z. Qiu, Mahdi Tavakoli
Vehicular platooning, a configuration comprising a leading vehicle and multiple follower vehicles (FVs) seeks to achieve and maintain specific intervehicle distances (IDs) while synchronizing FVs with the velocity and acceleration of the leading vehicle. Before attaining a desired stable state,...
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Stream invertebrate community structure at Canadian oil sands development is linked to concentration of bitumen-derived contaminants
Stream invertebrate community structure at Canadian oil sands development is linked to concentration of bitumen-derived contaminants
Download2017-01-01
In Canada, the Athabasca oil sands deposits are a source of bitumen-derived contaminants, reaching the aquatic environment via various natural and anthropogenic pathways. The ecological effects of these contaminants are under debate. To quantify the effects of bitumen-derived contaminants we...
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Sulfide Production and Management in Municipal Stormwater Retention Ponds
2016-01-01
Jeffrey Ku; Jiaming Liang; Ania Ulrich; Yang Liu
Municipal stormwater retention ponds are a means of managing stormwater in urban settings. Numerous contaminants collect in stormwater retention ponds, creating problems such as odor. Because of the complex and variable nature of stormwater quality, a comprehensive study involving both a field...