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Emulsion Polymerization of Poly-(Methyl Acrylate) for Flocculation and Dewatering of Oil Sands Tailings.
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This work adds to the continuing research efforts in Alberta to manage the accumulation of oil sands tailings and reduce the environmental footprint of oil sands’ operations. Oil sands tailings are unwanted by-products of surface-mining bitumen extraction processes. They are usually held in...
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Morphological Effects of Water Soluble Polymer Flocculants Synthesized by Controlled Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization for Treatment of Mature Fine Tailings
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The bitumen reserves in Northern Alberta are a valuable asset, but extracting bitumen from oil sands via the Clark hot water process produces undesirable waste tailings. These tailings are transported to tailings ponds where the sand and clay particles are left to settle slowly, creating a...
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Spring 2017
Oilsands tailings are a waste product comprising primarily a stable alkaline suspension of clay in water. This waste product of oilsands mining is environmentally hazardous to store and expensive to safely dispose of. This work presents two novel ideas for dealing with the waste. The first is...