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Kostenko, Victoria, and Robert John Martinuzzi,
DOI:10.1306/13371601St643568
2013 by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Potential Role of Microbial Biofilms in Oil Sands Tailings Management
Victoria Kostenko,1 Robert John Martinuzzi2
1Biofilm Engineering Research Group, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada (e-mail: [email protected])
2Biofilm Engineering Research Group, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada (e-mail: [email protected])
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This chapter addresses two major challenges in oil sands tailings management: tailings densification and dewatering, and tailings and released water detoxification. It suggests an environmentally friendly solution: application of microbial biofilms for complex tailings treatment. The chapter reviews the current knowledge of the function of microbial biofilms in tailings treatment and describes possible mechanisms driving biofilm-mediated densification and bioremediation.
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