Bioreactors for oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) treatment: A critical review
Canada has the world's largest oil sands reservoirs. Surface mining and subsequent caustic
hot water extraction of bitumen lead to an enormous quantity of tailings (volumetric ratio …
hot water extraction of bitumen lead to an enormous quantity of tailings (volumetric ratio …
Sample preparation, analytical characterization, monitoring, risk assessment and treatment of naphthenic acids in industrial wastewater and surrounding water …
Y Chen, Y Wang, JV Headley, R Huang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial extraction of unconventional petroleum results in notable volumes of oil sands
process water (OSPW), containing elevated concentrations of naphthenic acids (NAs). The …
process water (OSPW), containing elevated concentrations of naphthenic acids (NAs). The …
Z-scheme plasmonic Ag decorated Bi2WO6/NiO hybrids for enhanced photocatalytic treatment of naphthenic acids in real oil sands process water under simulated …
L Meng, ZT How, P Chelme-Ayala, C Benally… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel photocatalyst, Bi 2 WO 6/NiO/Ag, with hierarchical flower-like Z-scheme
heterojunction, which exhibited excellent stability and photocatalytic activity over a wide light …
heterojunction, which exhibited excellent stability and photocatalytic activity over a wide light …
Fate of dissolved organics and generated sulfate ions during biofiltration of oil sands process water pretreated with sulfate radical advanced oxidation process
Fate of dissolved organics and sulfate ions was studied in fixed bed biofilters (FBBs) treating
pre-treated oil sands process water (OSPW) in the presence of industrially relevant …
pre-treated oil sands process water (OSPW) in the presence of industrially relevant …
Using ultrahigh‐resolution mass spectrometry and toxicity identification techniques to characterize the toxicity of oil sands process‐affected water: The case for …
SA Hughes, A Mahaffey, B Shore… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Previous assessments of oil sands process‐affected water (OSPW) toxicity were hampered
by lack of high‐resolution analytical analysis, use of nonstandard toxicity methods, and …
by lack of high‐resolution analytical analysis, use of nonstandard toxicity methods, and …
Characterization and determination of naphthenic acids species in oil sands process-affected water and groundwater from oil sands development area of Alberta …
R Huang, Y Chen, MNA Meshref, P Chelme-Ayala… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reports the monitoring and assessment of naphthenic acids (NAs) in oil sands
process-affected water (OSPW), Pleistocene channel aquifer groundwater (PLCA), and oil …
process-affected water (OSPW), Pleistocene channel aquifer groundwater (PLCA), and oil …
Comprehensive chemical analysis and characterization of heavy oil electric desalting wastewaters in petroleum refineries
H Ye, B Liu, Q Wang, ZT How, Y Zhan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Large quantities of highly polluted point-source wastewaters (EDWs) are generated from
electric desalting process of heavy oils (HOs), resulting in severe impacts on the efficiency of …
electric desalting process of heavy oils (HOs), resulting in severe impacts on the efficiency of …
Comparison of UV/hydrogen peroxide, potassium ferrate (VI), and ozone in oxidizing the organic fraction of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW)
C Wang, N Klamerth, SA Messele, A Singh… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
The efficiency of three different oxidation processes, UV/H 2 O 2 oxidation, ferrate (VI)
oxidation, and ozonation with and without hydroxyl radical (radical dotOH) scavenger tert …
oxidation, and ozonation with and without hydroxyl radical (radical dotOH) scavenger tert …
Comparison of methods for determination of total oil sands-derived naphthenic acids in water samples
There are several established methods for the determination of naphthenic acids (NAs) in
waters associated with oil sands mining operations. Due to their highly complex nature …
waters associated with oil sands mining operations. Due to their highly complex nature …
Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using a membrane bioreactor with a submerged flat-sheet ceramic microfiltration membrane
The release of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) into the environment is a concern
because it contains persistent organic pollutants that are toxic to aquatic life. A modified …
because it contains persistent organic pollutants that are toxic to aquatic life. A modified …