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ArticleGeochemical transactions2025

Sulfate-based coagulants can suppress methanogenesis in treated oil sands fine tailings.

Philip A Adene, Mojtaba Abdolahnezhad, Mian N Anwar, Ania C Ulrich, Matthew B J Lindsay

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Article in Geochemical transactions, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Philip A AdeneDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada.
Mojtaba AbdolahnezhadDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada.
Mian N AnwarDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada.
Ania C UlrichDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada.
Matthew B J LindsayDepartment of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada. matt.lindsay@usask.ca.

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada NETGP-479708-2015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bitumen extraction from mined oil sands ore generates a large volume of fluid fines tailings (FFT) that must be incorporated into either aquatic or terrestrial reclamation landforms. Mine operators are developing various tailings technologies to accelerate FFT dewatering, including the addition of chemical coagulants and flocculants. However, the impacts of these coagulants and flocculants on biogeochemical processes in treated FFT are not fully understood. We conducted anaerobic batch experiments to examine the influence of different doses (i.e., 0, 500, 1000, and 1500 ppm) of sulfate-based coagulants, including aluminum sulfate (alum) [Al

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BiogeochemistryMethanogenesisOil sandsSulfate reductionTreated tailings

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PMID40824510
PMCPMC12363050

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