Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00417, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Husein, Maen (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Lake and Peace River. With approximately 168 billion barrels of proven reserves, this deposit is the third_x000D_
largest proven crude oil reserve in the world following the Arabia and Venezuela. Given the projected global_x000D_
demand on oil, Canada's oil sands represent a big economic opportunity, which is expected to grow over the_x000D_
next 25 years. Water is essential for the recovery of bitumen from oil sands during surface mining and_x000D_
steam-based in situ operations. The most famous steam-based in situ recovery process is Steam Assisted_x000D_
Gravity Drainage (SAGD). In an effort to reduce water demand, oil sands operators recycle 80-95 per cent of_x000D_
the water and use saline water where possible. Given the projected expansion and the water to oil ratio,_x000D_
minimizing makeup water through effective water recycling is essential for the sustainability of oil sands_x000D_
operations, and hence the Canadian economy. Current treatment schemes either suffer from major solid waste_x000D_
byproduct (associated with the chemical treatment train) or high energy penalty (associated with the evaporator_x000D_
train). Finding a robust train/unit that can resist the impact of the many contaminants in process affected water_x000D_
or produce water is essential. This work proposes the use of sorption columns packed with phosphinate_x000D_
surfactant for the remediation of de-oiled water. The phosphinate surfactant display high potential of removing_x000D_
hardness, organic and silica contamination from the de-oiled water._x000D_
Stantec is an industry leader in water treatment and is always on the look for new innovative technologies,_x000D_
especially when it comes to produced water treatment from SAGD operations., program purpose french : Lake and Peace River. With approximately 168 billion barrels of proven reserves, this deposit is the third_x000D_
largest proven crude oil reserve in the world following the Arabia and Venezuela. Given the projected global_x000D_
demand on oil, Canada's oil sands represent a big economic opportunity, which is expected to grow over the_x000D_
next 25 years. Water is essential for the recovery of bitumen from oil sands during surface mining and_x000D_
steam-based in situ operations. The most famous steam-based in situ recovery process is Steam Assisted_x000D_
Gravity Drainage (SAGD). In an effort to reduce water demand, oil sands operators recycle 80-95 per cent of_x000D_
the water and use saline water where possible. Given the projected expansion and the water to oil ratio,_x000D_
minimizing makeup water through effective water recycling is essential for the sustainability of oil sands_x000D_
operations, and hence the Canadian economy. Current treatment schemes either suffer from major solid waste_x000D_
byproduct (associated with the chemical treatment train) or high energy penalty (associated with the evaporator_x000D_
train). Finding a robust train/unit that can resist the impact of the many contaminants in process affected water_x000D_
or produce water is essential. This work proposes the use of sorption columns packed with phosphinate_x000D_
surfactant for the remediation of de-oiled water. The phosphinate surfactant display high potential of removing_x000D_
hardness, organic and silica contamination from the de-oiled water._x000D_
Stantec is an industry leader in water treatment and is always on the look for new innovative technologies,_x000D_
especially when it comes to produced water treatment from SAGD operations., agreement title english : Sorption columns for the remediation of SAGD and tailings ponds water, agreement title french : Sorption columns for the remediation of SAGD and tailings ponds water, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada