@article {53743,
	title = {Structure and properties of oil sands clay tailings},
	volume = {18},
	year = {1979},
	month = {01/1979},
	pages = {3 pages },
	publisher = {Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology },
	abstract = {Oil sands clay tailings settle to a gel-like sludge or slime which is still relatively low in solids content, and the tailings show extremely slow dewatering beyond this point. These characteristics imply a significant degree of structure in the slime. Based on a comparison of some of the rheological and stability characteristics of the material and those of a bentonite gel over a. range of pH, a structure is proposed which depends for its stability on the presence of residual bitumen as well as a clay-bound organic component. },
	keywords = {Alberta Innovates, AOSTRA, ARC, overview, tailings},
	author = {Kessick, Michael A.}
}
