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Fundamentals Of Electro-Flotation And Electrophoresis And Applications In Oil Sand Tailings Management, Raquibul Alam

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This thesis addresses two challenges facing the management of mature fine tailings (MFT) from oil sand processing. The first challenge is the high concentration of residual bitumen in tailings ponds, which poses a hazard to aquatic biota and impact to the environment. A laboratory scale study is carried out to assess the suitability of electro-flotation (EF) for removal of bitumen from oil sand tailings slurry. The results of the study confirm that EF is effective to reduce bitumen contents of tailings slurry. At a current density 150 A/m², the bitumen concentration is reduced from 106.8 mg/L to less …