Electrocoagulation for the Treatment of Oilsands Tailings Water

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dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Edward
dc.contributor.advisorHusein, Maen
dc.contributor.authorPanikulam, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-07T16:12:50Z
dc.date.embargolift2017-10-06T16:12:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-07
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThe treatment of tailings water, a major environmental challenge facing the oil sands industry is explored in this research. The focus was on the removal of very fine solids, a very difficult to treat contaminant in tailings water. Electrocoagulation, an electrochemical method of water treatment was tested to assess the performance in removal of fines. Synthetic wastewater samples with kaolin clay dispersed was used as a model. Different electrochemical reactor designs were tested to assess the contaminants removal performance. The results show that electrocoagulation is very effective at removal of fines. Turbidity removals of over 95 % were achieved in 20 minutes settling time versus a control experiment that achieved removals of only 10% for the same settling time.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationPanikulam, P. (2015). Electrocoagulation for the Treatment of Oilsands Tailings Water (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25860en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25860
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2612
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationWater Treatmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationWastewateren_US
dc.subject.classificationOilsandsen_US
dc.titleElectrocoagulation for the Treatment of Oilsands Tailings Water
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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