Land and Water Approaches for Reclamation of Process Water

The increasing global energy demand has encouraged exploration and exploitation of unconventional oil reserves, such as oil sands in northern Alberta, Canada. Regardless of the type and source of energy, generation of process water is a major issue. Concerns exist about the environmental and human health impacts resulting from releasing process water into the environment due to its toxicity. Thus, water treatment processes that will speed up the transformation of tailings ponds into sustainable ecosystems are urgently needed. 


Through a multidisciplinary approach using a combination of advanced oxidation processes, electro-oxidation, adsorption, biofiltration, and biological processes, this research will help to minimize landscape disturbances caused by energy developments and improve waste management by reprocessing tailings, rehabilitating waste sites, and reducing waste.

A Flow-Through Reactor Study To Investigate The Adsorption Capacity Of Different Materials when Exposed To Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Muhammad Arslan

Conference/Workshop

Analytical And Toxicological Evaluation Of Bioavailable Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process Water Using Biomimetic Extraction-Solid Phase Microextraction

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rongfu Huang

Conference/Workshop

Application Of Adsorption And Catalytic Oxidation Process For Water Reclamation

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Application Of Catalytic Advanced Oxidation Process For Water Reclamation In The Presence Of Different Catalysts

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Biofiltration As A Semi-Passive Approach To Treat Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

Biofiltration As A Semi-Passive Approach To Treat Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

Biofiltration Process As A Semi-Passive Approach To Treat Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

Catalytic Effect Of Oil Sands Process Water Inorganic Matrix And Solar-Driven Photocatalyst Bi2S3/Bi2WO6 On The Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Lingjun Meng

Conference/Workshop

Catalytic Oxidation Of OSPW Using Modified Basalt Fibers

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Monsuru Suara

Conference/Workshop

Catalytic Ozonation Of Naphthenic Acid Model Compound In The Presence Of Carbon Materials

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Catalytic Ozonation Of Oil Sands Process Water In The Presence Of Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalyst

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Catalytic Ozone-Based Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) By Heteroatom Doped Fe/GAC

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele, Hande Demir

Conference/Workshop

Characterization Of Bioavailable Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process Water Using Biomimetic Solid Phase Microextraction

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rongfu Huang

Conference/Workshop

Combining Electro-Oxidation And Aerobic Biodegradation As Treatment For Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW)

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Comparison of UV/Fenton, UV/H2O2, UV/Oxone and Ozone in Degrading the Naphthenic Aids in Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele, Hande Demir

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids (NAs) By Ozonation Using FeOOH-Derived Material As A Catalyst

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Shailesh Sable

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids (NAs) Under Low-Current Electro-Oxidation On Graphite

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids And Formation Of By-products During UV/Chlorine Process

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) Using In-Situ Generated H2O2 By Sludge-Based Biochar/Aeration System

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process Water By A Semi-Passive Biofiltration Process

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process Water By A Semi-Passive Biofiltration Process

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids From Process Water By Ozonation Using FEOOH-Derived Material As A Catalyst

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Shailesh Sable

Conference/Workshop

Enhanced Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids In The Presence Of Oil Sands Process Water Inorganic Fraction

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Zuo Tong How

Conference/Workshop

Fractionation Of Oil Sands Process Water And The Identification Of Natural Inorganic Photosensitizer

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin

Conference/Workshop

From Land/Water Reclamation To Resources Recovery And Utilization

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Conference/Workshop

Future Energy Systems (FES) Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems Workshop

M Anne Naeth, Dev Jennings, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Tariq Siddique, Grant Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Sarah Wilkinson, Scott Chang, Yaman Boluk, Aman Ullah, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Catherine Tays, Irum Zahara, Zhanji Zhang, Yihan Zhao, Michael Serpe, Maggie Cascadden, Lingjun Meng, Soliu Ganiyu, Shailesh Sable, Lingling Yang, Zuo Tong How, Huile Gu, Christopher Nzediegwu, Deborah Crominski da Silva Medeiros, Zhexuan An, Qiuyun Lu, Muhammad Arslan, Monsuru Suara, Akeem Bello, Yue Ju

Event

Future Energy Systems Energy Showcase

Jin-Hyeob Kwak, Zuo Tong How

Event

Granular Activated Carbon Based Catalysts For Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water By Oxidation Processes

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele, Hande Demir

Conference/Workshop

Homogeneous Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic System Based On Ferric Citrate For Treatment Of OSPW

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Lingling Yang, Zhijun Luo

Conference/Workshop

Investigating The Formation Of By-Products From The Oxidation Of Heteroaromatic Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Zuo Tong How

Conference/Workshop

Investigating The Formation Of By-Products From The Oxidation Of Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Zuo Tong How

Conference/Workshop

Land And Water Reclamation Approaches For Process Water

M Anne Naeth, Dev Jennings, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rui Qin, Lei Zhang, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Rongfu Huang, Selamawit Messele, Chelsea Benally, Lingjun Meng

Conference/Workshop

Low-Current Electro-Oxidation By Inexpensive Graphite Electrodes Accelerates The Biodegradation Of The Recalcitrant Organics In OSPW

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Mineralization Of Naphthenic Acids By Electrochemically Generated Hydroxyl Radical And Reactive Sulfate Species Using Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Soliu Ganiyu

Conference/Workshop

New Calibration Method For Extraordinary Mass Accuracy For Pollutants Analysis Using UPLC-IM-TOF-MS

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rongfu Huang

Conference/Workshop

Overview Of Treatment Studies On OSPW

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Conference/Workshop

Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids Induced By Natural Photosensitizer In Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Zuo Tong How

Conference/Workshop

Remediation Of Dissolved Organics In Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) By Electrooxidation Using Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Soliu Ganiyu

Conference/Workshop

Remediation Of Organic And Inorganic Constituent Of Oil Sands Process Water By Boron-Doped Diamond (BDD) Electrolysis Treatment

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Soliu Ganiyu

Conference/Workshop

Research Collaboration Meetings With Alberta Land Institute

M Anne Naeth, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala

Misc: Research Collaboration Meeting

Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water Systems Workshop

M Anne Naeth, Dev Jennings, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Sarah Wilkinson, Scott Chang, Yaman Boluk, Aman Ullah, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Rui Qin, Lei Zhang, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Rongfu Huang, Selamawit Messele, Mingyu Li, Rosheen Tetzlaff, Irum Zahara, Zhanji Zhang, Siyuan Wang, Chelsea Benally, Yihan Zhao, Laura Bony, Amalesh Dhar, Maggie Cascadden, Lingjun Meng, Lingling Yang

Conference/Workshop

Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water Systems Workshop

M Anne Naeth, Dev Jennings, Lianne Lefsrud, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Tariq Siddique, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Sarah Wilkinson, Scott Chang, Aman Ullah, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Abimbola Ojekanmi, Rui Qin, Lei Zhang, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Youngbin Joo, Rongfu Huang, Selamawit Messele, Mingyu Li, Jin-Hyeob Kwak, Muhammad Arshad, Irum Zahara, Siyuan Wang, Md Shahinoor Islam

Conference/Workshop

Sewage Sludge Biochar As A Catalyst For Naphthenic Acid Degradation In Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW)

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

Simultaneous Analysis Of Hydrocarbons And Naphthenic Acids In OSPW Using APGC-TOF-MS

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rongfu Huang

Conference/Workshop

Solar Photocatalytic Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids Using Bismuth Tungstate

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lingjun Meng

Conference/Workshop

Solar Photocatalytic Treatment Of Naphthenic Acids By Bismuth Tungstate (Bi2WO6)

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lingjun Meng

Conference/Workshop

Solar-Driven Advanced Oxidation For Process Water Reclamation

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Solar-Driven Electro-Oxidation For OSPW Treatment

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Systematic Analysis Of The Microbial Community In A Fixed-Bed Biofilm Reactor For Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) Treatment

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Conference/Workshop

The Effect Of Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) Inorganic Matrix On The Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Selamawit Messele

Conference/Workshop

The Effect Of Oil Sands Process Water Inorganic Matrix On The Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin

Conference/Workshop

The Effect Of Oil Sands Process Water Inorganic Matrix On The Photodegradation Of Organic Contaminants

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin

Conference/Workshop

Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water By Electro-Oxidation On Dimensionally Stable Anode (DSA)

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Conference/Workshop

Visiting PhD Student

Hande Demir

Visiting Student (incoming)

Visiting PhD Student

Yue Ju

Visiting Student (incoming)

Water Treatment Approaches In The Canadian Oil Sands

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Conference/Workshop

Alberta Science And Technology Leadership (ASTech) Foundation Award

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Award

China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship

Lingjun Meng

Award

China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship

Rui Qin

Award

China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship

Lei Zhang

Award

Gordon R Finch Memorial Graduate Scholarship In Environmental Engineering

Lei Zhang

Award

Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Academic Travel Award

Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Award

J Gordin Kaplan Graduate Student Award

Rui Qin

Award

Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award

Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Award

Petro-Canada Graduate Scholarship In Petroleum Engineering

Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Award

University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship

Monsuru Suara

Award

University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship

Akeem Bello

Award

Interview CBC Edmonton Radio

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Interview (Broadcast or Text)

A Step Towards Sustainable Ecosystems: From Active To Engineered Passive Treatment/Reclamation Approaches For Municipal And Industrial Wastewater

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Invited/Keynote

Analytical And Toxicological Evaluation Of Bioavailable Naphthenic Acids From Oil Sands Process-Affected Water And Groundwater Using Biomimetic Extraction-Solid Phase Microextraction

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rongfu Huang

Research Report

Application Of Electro-Oxidation For The Degradation Of Organics In Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW)

Abdallatif Abdalrhman

PhD Thesis

Application Of Fixed-Bed Biofilm Reactors For The Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water

Lei Zhang

PhD Thesis

Assessment Of Ozonation Reactivity Of Aromatic And Oxidized Naphthenic Acids Species Separated Using A Silver-Ion Solid Phase Extraction Method

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rui Qin, Rongfu Huang

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Biofiltration Of Oil Sands Process Water In Fixed-Bed Biofilm Reactors Shapes Microbial Community Structure For Enhanced Degradation Of Naphthenic Acids

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang, Muhammad Arslan

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Catalytic Ozonation Of Naphthenic Acid Model Compound In The Presence Of Carbon Materials

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Selamawit Messele

Conference Proceedings

Catalytic Ozonation Of Naphthenic Acids In The Presence Of Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts: Performance And Kinetic Study

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Selamawit Messele

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Degradation Kinetics And Structure-Reactivity Relation Of Naphthenic Acids During Anodic Oxidation On Graphite Electrodes

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Soliu Ganiyu

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Degradation Of Recalcitrant Naphthenic Acids From Raw And Ozonated Oil Sands Process-Affected Waters By A Semi-Passive Biofiltration Process

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Degradation of Organics in Real Oil Sands Process Water by Electro-Oxidation Using Graphite and Dimensionally Stable Anodes

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Electro-Oxidation By Graphite Anode For Naphthenic Acids Degradation, Biodegradability Enhancement And Toxicity Reduction

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Ferrate Oxidation Of Distinct Naphthenic Acids Species Isolated From Process Water Of Unconventional Petroleum Production

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rongfu Huang

Scholarly Refereed Journal

Fractionation Of Oil Sands Process Water And Fractions Influence And Degradation By Advanced Oxidation Processes

Rui Qin

PhD Thesis

From Active To Engineered Passive Treatment/Reclamation Approaches For Municipal And Industrial Wastewater – A Step Towards Sustainable Ecosystems

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Invited/Keynote

Integrated Mild Ozonation With Biofiltration Can Effectively Enhance The Removal Of Naphthenic Acids From Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Lei Zhang

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Interview Radio Talk Show

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Interview (Broadcast or Text)

Low-Current Electro-Oxidation Accelerates The Biodegradation Of The Recalcitrant Organics In Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Muhammad Arslan

Scholarly Refereed Journal

New Research Adding Tools For Cleanup Of Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Interview (Broadcast or Text)

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Photodegradation Of Naphthenic Acids Induced By Natural Photosensitizer In Oil Sands Process Water

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Zuo Tong How

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Separation Of Oil Sands Process Water Organics And Inorganics And Examination Of Their Acute Toxicity Using Standard In-Vitro Bioassays

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Rui Qin, Rongfu Huang, Zuo Tong How

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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The Impact Of Oil Sands Process Water Matrix On The Ozonation Of Naphthenic Acids: From A Model Compound To A Natural Mixture

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Rui Qin

Scholarly Refereed Journal

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Water Treatment And Reclamation Approaches In The Canadian Oil Sands

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Invited/Keynote