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Clay Minerals Society
Introduction to Oil Sands Clays
Author(s)
Oladipo Omotoso
Oladipo Omotoso
Suncor Energy, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Clay Minerals Society

Volume
22
Copyright:
Clay Minerals Society
© Geological Society ISBN 9781881208495$30
ISBN electronic:
9781881208495
ISBN print:
9781881208488
Publication date:
January 01, 2018
Book Chapter
Surface chemistry of oil-sands clay minerals
Author(s)
Cliff T. Johnston
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057, USA
Cliff T. Johnston
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Published:January 01, 2018
The oil-sand ores of northern Alberta provide a significant proportion of the overall energy portfolio for North America. Surprisingly, the presence of nano-sized clay minerals plays a defining role both in the extraction of bitumen and in tailings management. Although seemingly insignificant in size, naturally occurring clay minerals present in the oil sand ores of northern Alberta create significant challenges in all aspects of bitumen extraction and recovery, processing of oil sand ores, and management of tailings. Although a significant body of knowledge exists in relation to the characterization of ‘oil-sands clay minerals,’ much of this work has focused on...
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Alberta
- alkali metals
- alkaline earth metals
- ammonia compound
- asphalt
- bicarbonate ion
- bitumens
- bonding
- calcium
- Canada
- cations
- chemical properties
- chloride ion
- chlorine
- clay minerals
- crystal chemistry
- crystal structure
- desorption
- fine-grained materials
- geochemistry
- grain size
- halogens
- hydrochemistry
- hydrolysis
- isotherms
- kaolinite
- magnesium
- metals
- mine waste
- models
- montmorillonite
- oil sands
- organic compounds
- petroleum
- pH
- polymers
- potassium
- properties
- sedimentary rocks
- sheet silicates
- silicates
- sodium
- solutes
- sorption
- sulfate ion
- tailings
- tailings ponds
- volatile organic compounds
- volatiles
- Western Canada
- northern Alberta
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