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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$377,200.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 20, 2013 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

EDMONTON ALBERTA, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2013-Q4-04830

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Program Purpose:

Following investigation of interaction mechanisms of clay, bitumen, water and other components of oil sands' tailings at different molecular scales, the project will develop environmentally-friendly and economical polymers that could significantly increase the settling of persistent fine tailings, potentially remove trace heavy metals, and allow more water to be released for recycling and reuse in bitumen production.