Research Papers by Kavithaa Loganathan

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Basal aquifer water is saline groundwater that often needs to be dewatered prior to mining. The oil sands industry is seeking cost-effective methods to treat basal aquifer water in order to allow its recycle to the bitumen extraction process. A hybrid desalination system consisting of advanced elect
Desalination 363 (2015)

The oil sands industry has recently focused on both reducing their freshwater usage and maximizing the reuse of process water. This study is one of the few pilot-scale investigations reporting the ability of reverse osmosis (RO) to treat recycle water (RCW) from an oil sands facility. Two distinct t
Desalination 360 (2015)