Laboratory investigation on freeze separation of saline mine waste water

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-247

  Beier, Nicholas ^a   Sego, David ^a   Donahue, Rob ^a   Biggar, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freeze concentration; Freeze separation; Impurity separation; Oil sands process water; Saline water

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; DESALINATION; RECYCLING; SALINE WATER; TEMPERATURE;

FREEZE CONCENTRATION; FREEZE SEPARATION; IMPURITY SEPARATION; OIL SANDS PROCESS WATER; SALINE MINE WASTE WATER;

WASTEWATER;

MINE WASTE; POLLUTANT; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34147108050     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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