Development of Sustainable Nanosorbcats Based Technology for Hydrocarbons and Organic Pollutants Recovery from Industrial Wastewater

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dc.contributor.advisorNassar, Nashaat N.
dc.contributor.authorEl-Qanni, Amjad
dc.contributor.committeememberDe Visscher, Alex
dc.contributor.committeememberHassanzadeh, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeememberThurbide, Kevin
dc.contributor.committeememberHussien, Muataz A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-15T21:30:06Z
dc.date.available2017-12-15T21:30:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThe worldwide shortage of fresh water and the huge competing demands from a variety of users stimulate an urgent need for finding innovative wastewater treatment processes. For instance, oil sand process-affected waters pose a critical energy issue and an environmental alert since these effluents are toxic to many aquatic and non-aquatic living organisms. In addition, some of these pollutants are non-biodegradable and, thus they will exist for a long time in the environment, which may cause a real challenge to the conventional wastewater treatment processes. Accordingly, economically viable and environmentally sound techniques are needed. The application of nanoparticle technology as adsorbents and catalysts (nanosorbcats), whether as a standalone or as an enabling technology, in cleaning up wastewater has recently received great attention. This is because of the unique chemical and physical properties of nanoparticles in comparison with their counterparts, which make them superior to the conventional adsorbent/catalysts. Hence, in the present study, the employment of newly in-house prepared silica-embedded nanosorbcats functionalized with active species of NiO and MgO for cleaning up produced water was investigated. A facile co-precipitation synthesis route was used to prepare those nanosorbcats, which were characterized by different characterization techniques like XRD, BET, HRTEM, CO2-TPD, and IR spectroscopy. The prepared nanosorbcats were then employed for the adsorptive removal of cationic, anionic, and organic acid model molecules. Computational modeling, DFT calculations, and MD simulations of the interaction between the model molecules and the surfaces of prepared nanoparticles were carried out to get more mechanistic insights into their adsorptive behaviors. Eventually, these nanosorbcats were successfully used to treat real SAGD produced waters within an experimental scheme including three processes, namely; oxy-cracking, packed-bed adsorption, and catalytic steam gasification.en
dc.identifier.citationEl-Qanni, A. (2017). Development of Sustainable Nanosorbcats Based Technology for Hydrocarbons and Organic Pollutants Recovery from Industrial Wastewater (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28735en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28735
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4268
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.subjectnanosorbcats
dc.subjectAdsorption
dc.subjectCatalysis
dc.subjectcomputational modeling
dc.subjectDFT
dc.subjectMD Simulation
dc.subjectoxy-cracking
dc.subjectsteam gasification
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Chemicalen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Environmentalen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Petroleumen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Developmentalen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Experimentalen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Industrialen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of Sustainable Nanosorbcats Based Technology for Hydrocarbons and Organic Pollutants Recovery from Industrial Wastewater
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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