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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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Spring 2021
Oil sands account for over 98% of Canada’s oil reserves and current commercial extraction methods have several shortcomings, including significant water and energy consumption, accumulation of tailings ponds, being impractical for low grade ores, and substantial greenhouse gas emissions....