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16 pages, 2019 KiB  
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Treatment of Oil Sands’ Mature Fine Tailings Using Advanced Wet Air Oxidation (WAO) and Wet Air Peroxide Oxidation (WAPO)
by Muhammad Faizan Khan and Haitham Elnakar
Catalysts 2022, 12(12), 1518; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121518 - 25 Nov 2022
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Mature Fine Tailings (MFT) generated from oil sands processing represent a growing environmental issue, as settling of these tailings’ emulsion can take decades, increasing the risk of the toxic material’s leaching if left untreated. This study uses advanced wet air oxidation (WAO) and [...] Read more.
Mature Fine Tailings (MFT) generated from oil sands processing represent a growing environmental issue, as settling of these tailings’ emulsion can take decades, increasing the risk of the toxic material’s leaching if left untreated. This study uses advanced wet air oxidation (WAO) and wet air peroxide oxidation (WAPO) to break down the MFT emulsions for faster settling. Three oxidation time intervals (5, 15, and 30 min) were investigated using compressed air and hydrogen peroxide in a pressurized vessel of 3.1–3.4 MPa internal pressure and at 200 °C temperature. The results showed that the WAO process was able to break the MFT emulsion, release trapped water, and recover residual bitumen. The WAPO process was much faster in breaking the emulsion; however, the presence of extra oxidants also resulted in the degradation of the residual bitumen. The 5 min oxidation time interval was found to be sufficient in breaking emulsions, separating water from soil particles, and recovering residual bitumen under the tested conditions. The oxidation process proved to be efficient by degrading all inorganic carbon, whereas 70% of the dissolved organic carbon in the recovered water after oxidation comprised only low molecular weight biodegradable hydrocarbons. Therefore, the WAO process was capable of breaking the MFT emulsions and allowing a faster settling of these tailings, with the added benefit of recovering residual bitumen. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)
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