Microbially-accelerated consolidation of oil sands tailings. Pathway II: solid phase biogeochemistry

Microbially-accelerated consolidation of oil sands tailings. Pathway II: solid phase biogeochemistry

Consolidation of clay particles in aqueous tailings suspensions is a major obstacle to effective management of oil sands tailings ponds in northern Alberta, Canada. We have observed that microorganisms indigenous to the tailings ponds accelerate consolidation of mature fine tailings (MFT) during act...

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Main Authors: Tariq eSiddique, Petr eKuznetsov, Alsu eKuznetsova, Carmen eLi, Rozlyn eYoung, Joselito M Arocena, Julia eFoght
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
methanogenesis
consolidation
oil sands tailings
FeIII reduction
formation of FeII minerals
aggregation of clay particles
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00107/full

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