Wastewater Treatment

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Direct Lithium Extraction from Alberta Oilfield Brine: The Equipment Supply Chain

Short answer: Alberta’s conventional Devonian oilfield brine carries dissolved lithium (typically 75–85 mg/L) that has been reinjected as waste for generations, and it is now attracting commercial development interest. Direct lithium extraction (DLE) recovers it, and at its core DLE is a water-and-separation process: adsorption or… Read More »Direct Lithium Extraction from Alberta Oilfield Brine: The Equipment Supply Chain

Oil Sands Water Treatment: Why Cost per Cubic Metre Decides the Project

Short answer: A lower unit cost begins with a defensible treatment basis and a common comparison of technically qualified equipment options, including operating assumptions, service obligations and landed cost. How big is the water problem in Alberta? Alberta reports that oil sands tailings ponds contain… Read More »Oil Sands Water Treatment: Why Cost per Cubic Metre Decides the Project