Process water treatment in Canada's oil sands industry: II. A review of emerging technologies

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-524

  Allen, Erik W ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Advanced oxidation; Biological treatment; Membranes; Oil sands; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MEMBRANES; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WETLANDS;

ADVANCED OXIDATION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PROCESS WATER TREATMENTS; TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 52649167868     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S08-020     Document Type: Review

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