Atmospheric Fines Drying (AFD)

- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 29
- File Size:
- 11881 KB
- Publication Date:
- May 1, 2011
Abstract
Tailings from Oil Sands MiningWhat are they? Challenges Solutions Regulatory Environment Definition of the AFD Tailings Treatment Process 2010 AFD Pilot/Demonstration ProgramTechnical challenges Performance and Results Next steps Oil Sands Industry Collaboration on Tailings Technology TAILINGS ?WHAT ARE THEY? Mixture of remaining water and solids following bitumen extraction process Composed of water, sand, silt, clay, small amounts of hydrocarbon (bitumen, solvent, and asphaltenes) A necessary part of production in excavation of oil sands and removal of bitumen
Citation
APA:
(2011) Atmospheric Fines Drying (AFD)MLA: Atmospheric Fines Drying (AFD). Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 2011.