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Behavior of Bitumen-coated Fine Solids in Organic Media from Non-aqueous Extraction of Oil Sands
DownloadFall 2019
The non-aqueous extraction (NAE) technique for recovering bitumen from oil sands ore has been proposed as a potential substitute to the conventional water-based extraction method in order to reduce the environmental and carbon footprint of extracting this natural resource. In the NAE process,...
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Liquid Crystal Domain Formation and Structure in Humic Substances + Water + Hydrocarbon Mixtures
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The liquid crystal phase state has long-range order in one or two dimensions and is an intermediate phase state between the unordered liquid state and the solid crystalline state with long-range order in three dimensions. Liquid crystals, comprising spherical liquid crystalline shells surrounding...
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Study of Thin Liquid Film Drainage and Interaction Forces in Organic Solvent for Liquid/Solid and Liquid/Liquid Interactions Using Dynamic Force Apparatus (DFA)
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Properties of thin liquid films between two approaching droplets or between a droplet and a solid surface are critical for emulsion stability and for mineral flotation. If the thin liquid film is stable, no coalescence occurs, while an unstable film will lead to rupture and coalescence or the...