Can the toxicity of naphthenic acids in oil sands process-affected water be mitigated by a green photocatalytic method?

• Main Authors: Barry N. Madison (Author), Jessie Reynolds (Author), Lauren Halliwell (Author), Tim Leshuk (Author), Frank Gu (Author), Kerry M. Peru (Author), John V. Headley (Author), Diane M. Orihel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our study evaluates the efficacy of a "green" (i.e., sustainable, recyclable, and reusable) technology to treat waste waters produced by Canada's oil sands industry. We examined the ability of a novel advanced oxidative method-ultra-violet photocatalysis over titanium dioxide (TiO2)-c...