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W. N. Hamilton and G. S. Mellon, in M. A. Carrigy and J. W. Kramers, eds.. Guide to the Hthahasca OilSands Area, Information Series No. 65, Alberta Research Council, Alberta, Canada, 1978. 

Alberta Research Council, Oil Sands and Hydrocarbon Recovery Department, P.O. Box 8330, Postal Station F, Edmonton, Alberta T6H... 

Equipaent and Procedures. Crude o iI/aqueous i nterfac ia I tens i ons were measured using a spinning drop tensiometer built at the Alberta Research Council and designed for operation at elevated temperatures [211. The main difficulty in operating at elevated temperatures was the wear on the bearing improved operation was... 

This work was carried out as part of the AOSTRA and Alberta Research Council Core Research Program. Our thanks to Dr. Karel Smolek for assistance with measurements, to Wendy Zwickel for editing, and to Yvonne Mariacci for assistance in typing the manuscript. 

Alberta Research Council, 327 American Cyanamid Company, 102 Amoco Production Company, 560 Baker Performance Chemicals, 577 Chung Yuan Christian University, 596 Dowell Schlumberger, 608,637 Exxon Chemical Company (ECTD), 366 Halliburton Services, 55,660 Heriot-Watt University, 520 ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd., 520 IMOD Processes Ltd., 520 Institut Charles Sadron, CRM-EAHP, CNRS-ULP, 111,124 Institut Fran9ais du Pdtrole, 224,276,410 Mayco Wellchem, 622 Mobile Research and Development Corporation, 137... 

B. IGNASIAK, D. CARSON, A. J. SZLADOW1, and N. BERKOWITZ2 Alberta Research Council, 11315—87th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2C2... 

Alberta Research Council, 250 Karl Clark Road, Edmonton, AB, T6N 1E4 CANADA (e-mail gunter arc.ab.ca)... 

Principal Consultant for the Alberta Research Council (C02 Geological Storage) CEO of G BACH Enterprises Inc., 11239 63 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5W 4E5 CANADA 4 Computer Modelling Group Ltd., 3512-33 Street NW, Calgary, AB, T2L 2A6 CANADA... 

Berner R. A., Sjoberg E. L., and Schott J. (1980). Mechanisms of pyroxene and amphibole weathering, I Experimental studies. In Third International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction Proceedings, Edmonton Alberta Research Council. 

N. Berkowitz (Alberta Research Council) provided a stimulating account of the potential of coal in Canada s energy future. Coal can be used directly as an industrial fuel or be converted to other combustible hydrocarbons. Berkowitz described the three different conversion techniques gasification, liquefaction, and partial conversion techniques to produce gases, oils, and solid fuels. 

M. Greenfeld described unique laboratory experiments designed to stimulate and understand the complex chemistry of in-situ coal gasification. Developed at the Alberta Research Council, the gasification simulator was heavily instrumented with calorimeters and gas chromatographs to determine the enthalpy, composition, and kinetics of formation of the product gases. Computer techniques were used to calculate mass and heat balances and to test kinetic models. 

The presence of the oil sands has been known for many years and attempts to exploit the deposits commercially go back as far as the turn of the century. These attempts included such endeavours as those by Bitumount, Abasand and others. Dr. Karl A. Clarke, who worked on tar sands over a period of many years with the Alberta Research Council, successfully developed the hot water process used in the GCOS and Syncrude operations. Currently the Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. plant is operating at design capacity of 45,000 BPCD and Syncrude Canada Ltd. is in the process of starting-up its operation north of Fort McMurray. 

Fuel Sciences Division, Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2C2... 

This paper describes a simulator which has been developed at the Alberta Research Council and permits gasification in a two-ton coal block. Initial gasification experiments with air, steam and carbon dioxide are summarized, and data for product gas composition, heat propagation through the coal block, and gasification rates as functions of the geometry of the reaction channel are presented. 

The lignins were separately mixed with PF resin (dry blending) at 30% and 50% levels prior to application as a binder. The formation and testing (9) of the waferboards (30 cm x 30 cm) were done by the Alberta Research Council Panel Testing Laboratory. 

Alberta Research Council, 372 Auburn University, 262 Conseil National de Recherches du Canada, 228... 

Finally, the author wishes to note that this work was completed while he was an Associate Research Officer at the Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In this respect the author acknowledges the valuable assistance of Mrs. Tara Emter during the preparation of the manuscript. 

Bauman, R.F., Aldridge, C.L., Bearden, R. Jr., Mayer, F.X., Stuntz, G.F., Dowdle, L.D., and Fiffron, E. 1993. Preprints. Oil Sands—Our Petroleum Future. Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, p. 269. 

Liguefaction Processes. Coal Report 85-1. Alberta Research Council, Energy Resources Division, Coal Research Department Devon, Alberta, Canada 1985 pp 1-24. 

Performance. All test roads are monitored and evaluated with the cooperation of the Alberta Research Council and the Highway Departments of Alberta and Ontario. The in-service evaluations include the following periodic measurements of structural behavior and performance. 

The continuing or periodic field evaluations on the Alberta SA test roads are being conducted by the Alberta Research Council and Alberta Transportation while the Ministry of Transportation and Communication of Ontario is monitoring the Ontario test sections. Several years of measurements and observations are needed in order to draw conclusions from field evaluations. 

Coal Research Department, Alberta Research Council, 11315-87th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2C2, Canada... 

I thank Eddy Isaacs (Alberta Research Council) and Karin Mannhardt (Petroleum Recovery Institute) for very helpful discussions and suggestions regarding the manuscript. Valuable suggestions offered by the external referees are also gratefully acknowledged. 

We thank the Alberta Research Council for financial support and Carol Hopper for help in typing this manuscript. This chapter is Alberta Research Council Contribution No. 2025. 

Speight, J. G. The Structure of Petroleum Asphaltenes Current Concepts Information Series no. 51, Alberta Research Council Alberta, Canada, 1981. 

Alberta Research Council, 51 Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Ltd., 295 Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources (CANMET), 79, 341... 

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