Rapid Characterization and Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter for Improving the Quality of Boiler Feed Water in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Process

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dc.contributor.advisorLangford, Cooper
dc.contributor.advisorAchari, Gopal
dc.contributor.authorCui, Jun
dc.contributor.committeememberThurbide, Kevin
dc.contributor.committeememberOsthoff, Hans
dc.contributor.committeememberDe Visscher, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T15:17:21Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T15:17:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractDissolved organic matter (DOM) in boiler feed water (BFW) for steam assisted gravity drainage process (SAGD) leads to numerous operational problems including fouling of downstream equipment surfaces, pipelines, and clogging of injection wells. Regulations governing produced water require 90% of the water to be recycled. Current treatment practices in the industry for recycling of produced water mainly target inorganics, separable oil and bitumen. Effective treatment for removal of DOM is not available as the characteristics of DOM in BFW not been well understood. In this study, I present rapid and efficient methods for degradation of DOMs in BFW after extensively characterizing on them. DOM characterization includes fractionation into hydrophobic acid, hydrophobic base, neutral and hydrophilic fractions. I investigated treatment with UV/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 for the degradation of fractionated hydrophobic acids and actual BFW. Experiments were conducted in LED and Rayonet reactors to identify suitable reactor configuration for treatment process.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCui, J. (2016). Rapid Characterization and Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter for Improving the Quality of Boiler Feed Water in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Process (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27527en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3414
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.subjectChemistry--Analytical
dc.titleRapid Characterization and Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter for Improving the Quality of Boiler Feed Water in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Process
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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