Evaluation of the immobilized soil bioreactor for treatment of naphthenic acids in oil sands process waters
Extraction of bitumen from Alberta oil sands produces 2 to 4 barrels of aqueous tailings per barrel of crude oil. Oil sands process water (OSPW) contains naphthenic acids (NAs), a complex mixture of carboxylic acids of the form CnH2n+ZOx that are persistent and toxic to aquatic organisms. Previous s...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8084 |