Dissolved organic compounds removal from oil sands process affected water by coagulation/flocculation

Parastoo Pourrezaei, Przemyslaw Drzewicz, Yingnan Wang, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Leonidas A. Perez-Estrad, Jonathan W. Martin, Julie Anderson, Steve Wiseman, Karsten Liber, John P. Giesy

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    Abstract

    Coagulation-flocculation was used as a pretreatment for oil sands process affected waters. The main objectives were to remove the suspended and colloidal particles and organic compounds. Aluminum sulfate, ferric sulfate, and ferric chloride were applied as the coagulant. Synthetic organic polymers were also used as flocculants. The results indicated the successful reduction of the turbidity and decrease it the concentration of the organic compounds.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Unconventional Oils and the Environment, ENV 2011
    Pages220-221
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event1st IASTED International Conference on Unconventional Oils and the Environment, ENV 2011 - Calgary, AB, Canada
    Duration: 4 Jul 20116 Jul 2011

    Conference

    Conference1st IASTED International Conference on Unconventional Oils and the Environment, ENV 2011
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityCalgary, AB
    Period4/07/116/07/11

    Research Keywords

    • Coagulation-Flocculation-Oil sands
    • Organic compounds
    • Suspended particles

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