Project Files
Bitumen-solvent product cleaning
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Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Intermolecular Forces and Interfacial Science
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EWR Steacie Memorial Fellowship
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Engineering Research Award
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Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award
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Faculty of Engineering Career Research Award
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Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada
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Great Supervisor Award
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Hatch Innovation Award
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International Award for Outstanding Young Chemical Engineer
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Killam Annual Professorship
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Senior University of Alberta Engineering Research Chair
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Bitumen Froth Cleaning and Upgrading using Hydrothermal Treatment Plus Hot Filtration
Article in professional or trade journals
A Janus facilitated transport membrane with asymmetric surface wettability and dense/porous structure: enabling high stability and separation efficiency
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
A new synthesis process for the mass production of core/shell magnetic beads with tunable and uniform sizes, high magnetic susceptibility, and excellent acid resistance
Patent
Aggregation of Crude Oil-Modified Fine Solids in Aqueous and Non-aqueous Media
Master Thesis
Alteration and Impact of Mineral Solids in Hydrothermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Asphaltene adsorption on sodium-citrate-modified magnetite nanoparticles
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Behavior of Bitumen-coated Fine Solids in Organic Media from Non-aqueous Extraction of Oil Sands
Doctoral Thesis/Dissertation
Bio-inspired, facile and scalable surface functionalization approach with small molecules for multitasking oil decontamination
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Bitumen Froth Cleaning Using Hydrothermal Treatment Plus Hot Filtration
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Bitumen Froth Cleaning Using Hydrothermal Treatment Plus Hot Filtration
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Destabilization of Bitumen-coated Fine Solids in Organic Media Induced by Water-assisted Biomolecule Flocculants Extracted from Guar Beans
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
EFFECT OF SOLVENT DEASPHALTING PROCESS ON THE PROPERTIES OF DEASPHALTED OIL AND ASPHALTENES FROM BITUMEN
Master Thesis
Effect of Salinity on Water/Oil Interface with Model Asphaltene and Non-Ionic Surfactants: Insights from Molecular Simulations
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Effect of charge density of reverse emulsion breaker on demulsification performance for steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) emulsions under high temperature and high pressure
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Effects of low-temperature hydrothermal treatment on the properties and removal of fine solids from nonaqueous extraction (NAE) bitumen
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Electrochemical investigation of the interactions of organic and inorganic depressants on basal and edge planes of molybdenite
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Electrodeposition of bitumen-, asphaltene-, or maltene-coated kaolinite from cyclohexane suspensions.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Facile and scalable surface functionalization approach with small silane molecules for oil/water separation and demulsification of surfactant/asphaltenes-stabilized emulsions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Fine solids removal from NAE bitumen by surface functionalized magnetic particles
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Free Radical and Cationic Addition due to Clay Minerals Found in Bitumen Froth at 250 °C Probed with Use of α-Methylstyrene and 1-Octene
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
High Molecular Weight Guar Gum Assisted Settling of Fine Solids in Diluted Bitumen: Effect of Solvents
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
High-efficiency and Durable Removal of Water-in-Heavy Oil Emulsions Enabled by Delignified and Carboxylated Basswood with Zwitterionic Nanohydrogel Coatings
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Hydrogen transfer activity in bitumen froth: effect of temperature
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Hydrophobic Interactions in Water and Hydrophilic Interaction in Oil of Polymers, Emulsions and Bubbles
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Hydrophobic Interactions in Water and “Hydrophilic” Interaction in Oil of Polymers, Minerals, Emulsions and Bubbles
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Interactions and Surface Wettability
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Hydrothermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth: Impact of Mineral Solids and Water on Bitumen Properties
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Hydrothermal Treatment of Oilsands Bitumen Froth at 400 °C: Influence of Minerals and Water on Hydrogen Transfer, Cracking, and Addition Reactions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Hydrothermal treatment of bitumen froth between 200 and 300 ºC
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Hydrothermal treatment of bitumen froth diluted with kerosene
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Impact of Mineral Solids on Thermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth: A Literature Review
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Impact of Solids on Bitumen Properties in Hydrothermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
In-Situ Hot Filtration of Bitumen Streams to Produce Dry and Solids-Free Bitumen Product
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
In-Situ Hot Filtration of Hydrothermally Upgraded Bitumen Products
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Innovative Process for Bitumen Froth Cleaning Using Hydrothermal Treatment Plus Hot Filtration
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Interactions of Emulsion Drops and Gas Bubbles in Complex Fluids: Hydrophobic Interaction in Water and Hydrophilic Interaction in Oil
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Interfacial Behavior and Interaction Mechanism of Pentol/Water Interface Stabilized with Asphaltenes
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Intermolecular and Interfacial Interactions in Engineering Processes: Emulsions in Oil Production as An Example
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Intermolecular and Surface Forces at Solid/Oil/Water/Gas Interfaces in Petroleum Production
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Intermolecular and Surface Interactions at Solid/Oil/Water/Gas Interfaces in Oil Production
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Intermolecular and Surface Interactions in Engineering Processes
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Kaolinite Surface Charges Developed in Cyclohexane in the Presence of Bitumen
Doctoral Thesis/Dissertation
Kaolinite surface charges developed in cyclohexane suspension with dissolved Span 80 or bitumen: Electrodeposition and adsorption/desorption studies.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Model Asphaltenes between Surfaces of Varying Polarity
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Water/Oil Interface with Model Asphaltene Subjected to Electric Field
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Molecular Simulations on the Coalescence of Water-in-Oil Emulsion Droplets with Non-ionic Surfactant and Model
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Novel polymer nanoparticles with core-shell structure for breaking asphaltenes-stabilized W/O and O/W emulsions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Partial Upgrading During Froth Treatment: A Possible Dream?
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Potential for Partial Upgrading by Thermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Probing Molecular Interactions of Bitumen-coated Mineral Solids in Organic Solvents
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Probing the Interaction Mechanism between Air Bubbles and Bitumen Surfaces in Aqueous Media Using Bubble Probe Atomic Force Microscopy
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Probing the Interaction Mechanism between Oil Droplets with Asphaltenes and Solid Surfaces Using AFM
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Probing the Interactions of Emulsions, Bubbles and Fine Solids in Complex Fluids and Confined Space
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Probing the Interfacial Forces and Surface Interaction Mechanisms in Petroleum Production Processes
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Probing the Surface Forces between Air Bubbles and Bitumen via Direct Force Measurements: Effects of Aqueous Chemistry
Article in professional or trade journals
Probing the Surface Forces in Bitumen Extraction using a Bubble Probe AFM
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Probing the interactions between Pickering emulsion droplets stabilized with pH-responsive nanoparticles
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Probing the interactions between Pickering emulsion droplets with pH-responsive nanoparticles
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Recent Advances in Bubble-based Technologies: Underlying Interaction Mechanisms and Applications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Recent Advances in Hydrophobic Interactions and Surface Wettability
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Recent Advances in the Quantification and Modulation of Hydrophobic Interactions for Interfacial Applications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Removal of Fine Solids from Bitumen by Polymer Flocculants during Non-aqueous Extraction of Oil Sands
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Removal of fine solids from bitumen by hetero-aggregation and magnetic separation using surface-modified magnetite nanoparticles. Part I: Proof of concept.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Removal of fine solids from bitumen by hetero-aggregation and magnetic separation using surface-modified magnetite nanoparticles. Part II: role of surface modification
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Removal of hydrophobic bitumen-coated fine solids from NAE bitumen using guar gum
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Removal of hydrophobic bitumen-coated fine solids from NAE bitumen using water droplets with modified interfacial chemistry and bio-inspired polymers
Other Event
Removal of hydrophobic bitumen-coated fine solids from bitumen using water droplets with amphiphilic chemicals during non-aqueous extraction of oil sands
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Removing Fine Solids from Oil through Water-assisted Flocculation using Biomolecules Extracted from Guar Beans
Master Thesis
Researching hydrothermal treatment of bitumen froth: A three phase system challenge
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Role of Molecular Architecture in the Modulation of Hydrophobic Interactions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Stability of Colloidal Solids in Non-Aqueous Media
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Stability of colloidal solids in non-aqueous media
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Surface Interaction Mechanisms in Mineral Flotation: Fundamentals, Measurements, and Perspectives
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Surface-modified magnetite nanoparticles for fine solids removal from non-aqueous extracted bitumen
Article in professional or trade journals
Techniques for treating slop oil in oil and gas industry: A short review
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
The effect of clay type and solid wettability on bitumen extraction from Canadian oil sands
Article in professional or trade journals
Thermal Treatment of Bitumen Froth at a Temperature of 250 °C and the Role of Clay Minerals in this Process
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Tunning water ionicity in water-assisted settling of bituminous fine solids.
Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution
Understanding the Properties of Bitumen Froth from Oil Sands Surface Mining and Treatment of Water-in-oil Emulsions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Unraveling the Hydrophobic Interaction Mechanisms of Hydrocarbon and Fluorinated Surfaces
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Visbreaking of Bitumen Froth: Influence of Minerals, Water, and Solvent on the Physicochemical Changes in the Bitumen Phase
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Viscosity Mixing Rules for Bitumen at 1-10 wt % Solvent Dilution When Only Viscosity and Density Are Known
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article