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ZVI-loaded Biochar Composite for Effective Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Application in the Removal of Naphthenic Acids from Real Oil Sands Process Water
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Vasquez Aldana, Adriana Marcela
Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) is a byproduct generated during the extraction of bitumen from oil sands deposits in Northern Alberta, Canada. This matrix presents a critical environmental and industrial challenge due to its toxic nature, primarily associated with its complex mixture of...
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Spring 2024
Double wythe masonry cavity walls consist of two masonry wythes, an exterior layer typically made of clay-backed or ceramic bricks (veneer) and the inner layer composed of concrete masonry units (CMU), which serves as a structural backup. In typical cavity wall design, the two wythes are assumed...
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Municipal Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR): Mechanisms, Performance and Microbial Community
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The current drive for energy neutrality, drastic reduction in energy costs and increasingly stringent wastewater discharge rules has led to the quest for the development of more energy efficient and effective wastewater treatment technologies. MABR is one of these developing technologies. MABR is...
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Influence of Precipitation, Temperature, and Climate Change on Landslide Hazards in Western Canada
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Canada experiences a significant number of landslides each year, posing substantial risks to safety, infrastructure, economic activities, and the environment. Over the last two and a half centuries, Canada has witnessed approximately 800 fatalities attributed to landslides, which has made...
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Microbial Electrolysis Cell-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion for Enhancing Biomethane Recovery from High-strength Wastewater
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a sustainable method for treating high-strength wastewater while concurrently recovering biomethane. Nevertheless, factors such as low temperature and complex organic substrates can limit digestion kinetics, with hydrolysis and methanogenesis as the primary...
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Towards An Efficient Traffic System via CAVs: Demand Management and Real-time Traffic Control
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With the dramatically rising traffic congestion issue, people are suffering the loss of working hours, increase in traffic accidents and pollution around the world. In Canada, drivers in the major cities were estimated to lose over 50 working hours per year in congestion during 2022, and in the...
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Spring 2024
Nitrogen is an important component for our ecosystems, which accounts for 80% of chemical elements in the atmosphere. Ammonia nitrogen is one of the most concerned constituents for the environment. The municipal wastewater contributes the greatest amount of nitrogen into surface water and...
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Leveraging LiDAR-Based Simulations to Quantify the Complexity of The Static Environment for Autonomous Vehicles in Rural Settings
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The advent of autonomous vehicles promises to address key challenges faced by the transportation and traffic safety sectors, particularly concerning the high incidence of traffic fatalities and injuries. The full-scale deployment of autonomous vehicle fleets is contingent upon public acceptance,...
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Spring 2024
Statistical associating fluid theory (SAFT)-type equations of states (EOSs) are commonly utilized in the chemical and petroleum industry to model the phase behavior of both pure and complex fluids because of its solid theoretical framework based on a perturbation theory. For the most SAFT-type...
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Spring 2024
Understanding the fracture behavior of pipeline steel is crucial for ensuring the integrity of pipelines in the energy transportation industry. This comprehensive thesis investigates the fracture toughness properties of API 5L AO Smith X52 pipe steel through a combination of experimental tests...