Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Syncrud Canada Ltd.

Syncrude Canada Ltd. in Trust for the Owners of the Syncrude Project As

Warren Zubot

Barry Bara

Randy Mikula

James Lorentz

Jonathan Spence

Keng Chung

Michael Mackinnon

Gail Buchanan

A process for treating water containing dissolved organic compounds, including naphthenic acids, for example, oil sands process water, using petroleum coke is provided, comprising: removing petroleum coke from a coking operation; forming a petroleum coke/water slurry by adding the water containing dissolved organic compounds to the petroleum coke; adding a pH-lowering agent to the petroleum coke/water slurry either during slurry formation or after slurry formation to form a treated petroleum coke/water slurry; and allowing the treated petroleum coke/water slurry to mix for a sufficient time in a carbon adsorption reactor to allow the petroleum coke to adsorb a substantial portion of the dissolved organic compounds from the water.

Method of treating water using petroleum coke and a pH-lowering agent

A process for treating water containing dissolved organics, for example, oil sands process-affected water, using petroleum coke is provided, comprising: removing petroleum coke from a coking operation; forming a petroleum coke/water slurry by adding the water to be treated to the petroleum coke; and mixing the slurry for a sufficient time in a carbon adsorption reactor to allow the petroleum coke to adsorb a substantial portion of the dissolved organics from the water.

Method of treating water using petroleum coke

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Warren Zubot