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Geomorphic landform design and long-term assessment of tailings storage facilities in the Athabasca oil sands
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In stark contrast to historic mine abandonment, current international best practices in mine reclamation call for geomorphic designs and stability (physical and chemical) for a minimum of 1000 years. Current regulations in Alberta state that post-mining landforms shall be maintenance-free with...
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Study of biodiesel-assisted ambient aqueous bitumen extraction (BA3BE) for hydrocarbon production from mineable oil sands
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Surface mining followed by Clark’s hot water bitumen extraction (HWBE) process has been employed in the current mineable oil sands industry for massive bitumen production. This method is faced with numerous challenges such as high energy consumption, limited bitumen quality, production from...
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2011-01-01
Jacob H. Masliyah, Jan Czarnecki, Zhenghe Xu
The book provides an introduction to Athabasca oil sands describing their reserves and bitumen recovery methods. A summary of interfacial science is provided with analysis of interfacial interactions relevant to the understanding of bitumen recovery in an aqueous environment. Physical and...