title: An alternative process to treat boiler feed water for reuse.
abstract: A bench-scale process to treat boiler feed water for reuse in steam generation was developed. Industrial water samples from a steam-assisted gravity drainage plant in northern Alberta, Canada, were obtained and samples characterized. The technology, which consists of coagulation-settling to remove oil/grease and particulates followed by an advanced oxidative treatment, led to clean water samples with negligible organic carbon. Coagulation followed by settling removed most particulates and some insoluble organics. The advanced oxidative treatment removed any remaining color in the samples, decreased the organic content to near-zero, and provided water ready for reuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guirgis
authors.forename: Jyoti P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Achari
authors.forename: Cooper H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Langford
authors.forename: Daliya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D009821:Oils / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010782:Photolysis; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D009821:Oils; D009930:Organic Chemicals; C046170:naphthenic acid