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Uncovering Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Pathways in Oil Sands Tailings from Two Different Tailings Ponds via Metabolite and Functional Gene Analyses
Oil sands tailings, a slurry of alkaline water, silt, clay, unrecovered bitumen, and residual hydrocarbons generated during bitumen extraction, are...
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Investigation of degradation characteristics of complex petroleum hydrocarbons by Bacillus cereus LY-1
Bacillus cereus LY-1 is isolated from Indonesian oil sand with oil-sand oil as the only carbon source, and the surfactant secreted by bacteria is...
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A novel cationic-modified chitosan flocculant efficiently treats alkali‒surfactant‒polymer flooding-produced water
The existence of fine oil droplets that are difficult to coalesce greatly reduces the oil–water separation efficiency of alkali‒surfactant‒polymer...
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Reduction of asphaltenes adsorbed on kaolinite by polymers based on cardanol
Oilsands are suspended fine solids in bitumen in which asphaltenes become adsorbed on the surfaces of these particles, reducing the quality of the...
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Some Pollution Problems to Consider the Design for Remediation
In this chapter, four different types of pollution problems in four countries are introduced. These are pollution with mercury by small-scale gold...
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Determination of the adsorption density of high molecular weight polymers on ultrafine sub-micron particles
This paper reports the high molecular weight polyacrylic acid (PAA) adsorption density on ultrafine particles was measured by three different...
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Content of Rare-Earth Elements in Soils of Technogeochemical Anomalies
AbstractThis review presents geochemical and medical-ecological information on the content, distribution, and accumulation of rare-earth elements in...
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Wastes Generation, Characterization, Management Strategies and Health and Environmental Impacts
Waste generation refers to the discarded materials from residential and commercial activities that enforce economic and environmental costs for its...
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Synthesis and characterizations of cationic poly(DADMAC-co-AM) surfactant for hair care applications
In the present study, the cationic polymeric surfactant- poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride-acrylamide) P(DADMAC- co -AM) was synthesized using...
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Impacts of bioreactor operating parameters on removal efficiency, biodegradation rate, molecular distribution, and toxicity of commercial naphthenic acids
Effects of naphthenic acids (NAs) concentration (50–200 mg NA L −1 ; 35–140 mg TOC L −1 ) and loading rate (1.4–1249 mg NA L −1 h −1 ; 1–874 mg TOC L −1 h −1 )...
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Coal: exploration, reserves, and utilization
Coal exploration is a very demanding task, highly dependent on geological and economic factors and the utilization of coal. This lecture text...
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Utilization of waste vanadium-bearing resources in the preparation of rare-earth vanadate catalysts for semi-hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes
Recycling industrial solid waste not only saves resources but also eliminates environmental concerns of toxic threats. Herein, we proposed a new...
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Quartz Ore Beneficiation by Reverse Flotation for Silicon Production
In this work the reverse flotation as beneficiation process for high-purity silica valorization from Draissa quartz deposits (Algeria) is studied as...
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Conventional Approaches for Waste Management—A Canadian Perspective
In this chapter, conventional methods for managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams are discussed. Non-hazardous solid waste management...
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Biodegradation of surrogate naphthenic acids and electricity generation in microbial fuel cells: bioelectrochemical and microbial characterizations
Waters contaminated with naphthenic acids (NAs) and associated tailings are one of the major environmental challenges associated with the processing...
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Midstream Transportation, Storage, and Processing
The petroleum industry is often divided into three business sectors: Upstream, Midstream and Downstream. Upstream and downstream have been well...
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Standard method design considerations for semi-quantification of total naphthenic acids in oil sands process affected water by mass spectrometry: A review
Naphthenic acids are a complex class of thousands of naturally occurring aliphatic and alicyclic carboxylic acids found in oil sands bitumen and in...
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A comprehensive review on radioactive waste cycle from generation to disposal
Radioactive wastes are the byproduct of nuclear technology and industrial processes. Unlike any other waste stream, radioactive wastes are hazardous...
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Production for Recovery
Exploratory drilling provides the basis for refined estimates of the volume of reservoirs and their potential economic value. If the refined...
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Self-healing Hydrogels and Underlying Reversible Intermolecular Interactions
Self-healing hydrogels have attracted growing attention over the past decade due to their biomimetic structure, biocompatibility, as well as enhanced...