Books & Chapters

Books

handbook on theory and practice of bitumen recovery from athabasca oil sands

Czarnecki, J., Masliyah, J., Xu, Z. and M. Dabros (eds.), 2013, Handbook on Theory and Practice of Bitumen Recovery from Athabasca Oil Sands, Vol. 2: Industry Practice, Kingsley, Calgary.

handbook on theory and practice of bitumen recovery from athabasca oil sands

Masliyah, J., Czarnecki, J. and Z. Xu, 2011, Handbook on Theory and Practice of Bitumen Recovery from Athabasca Oil Sands, Vol. 1: Theoretical Basis, Kingsley, Calgary. (Translated to Chinese by Chinese Petroleum Press, 2016)

handbook on theory and practice of bitumen recovery from athabasca oil sands

Masliyah, J., Czarnecki, J. and Z. Xu, 2011, Handbook on Theory and Practice of Bitumen Recovery from Athabasca Oil Sands, Vol. 1: Theoretical Basis, Kingsley, Calgary. (Translated to Chinese by Chinese Petroleum Press, 2016)

Xu, Z. and Q. Liu (eds.), 2006, Interfacial Phenomena in Fine Particle Technology, MetSoc, Montreal.

Chapters

  • Harbottle, D., Czarnecki, J., Masliyah, J. and Z. Xu, 2019, Chapter 12:27: Oil and Tar Sands, in SME Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy Handbook (Volume 2), R. Dunne, K. Kawatra and C. Young (eds.), SME, Englewood, CO, 1957-1974.
  • Harbottle, D., Liang, C., El-Thaher, N., Liu, Q., Masliyah, J. and Z. Xu, 2015, Particle-stabilized emulsions in heavy oil processing, in Particle-Stabilized Emulsions and Colloids: Formation and Application, T. Ngai and S.A.F. Bon (eds.), The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 283-316.
  • Cadien, K., Nolan, L., Pirayesh, H., Dawkins, K. and Z. Xu, 2014, Electrochemical Aspects of Chemical Mechanical Polishing, in Electrodeposition and Surface Finishing, Fundamentals and Applications, S. S. Djokic (ed.), Springer, New York, 303-339.
  • Wang, L., Curran, M., Deng, M., Liu, Q., Xu, Z. and J. Masliyah, 2014, Physicochemical properties of heavy oil-water interface in the context of oil removal from sea water by froth flotation, in Oil Spill Remediation: Colloid Chemistry-Based Principles and Solutions, P. Somasundaran, R. Farinato, P. Patra and K. Papadopolous (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 279-294.
  • Wang, L., Englert, A., Masliyah, J. and Z. Xu, 2011, Role of colloidal chemistry in oil sands processing, in Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, P. Somasundaran (ed.), Taylor & Francis, London, in press.
  • Long, J., Xu, Z. and J. Masliyah, 2009 Bitumen recovery from oil sands, in Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (2nd ed.), P. Somasundaran (ed.), Taylor & Francis, London, 1: 1, 1-18.
  • Xu, Z. and J. Dong, 2008, Synthesis, characterization and application of magnetic nanocomposites for removal of heavy metals from industrial effluents, in Emerging Environmental Technologies V, Shah (ed.), Springer Publications, 105-148.
  • Lopetinsky, R., Masliyah, J. and Z. Xu, 2006, Solids-stabilized emulsions: A review, in Colloidal Particles at Liquid Interfaces, B.P. Binks and T.S. Horozov (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 186- 224.
  • Xu, Z. and J.H. Masliyah, 2007, Contact angle measurements for oxide and related surfaces, in Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (2nd Edition), P. Somasundaran (ed.), Taylor & Francis, New York, 1540-1554.
  • Xu, Z., 2000, Flotation Historical Development, in Encyclopedia of Separation Science, I. D. Wilson, T. R. Adlard, C. F. Poole and M. Cook (eds.), Academic Press, 1527-1537.
  • Xu, M, Zhou, Z. and Z. Xu, 2000, Feed aeration, in Encyclopedia of Separation Science, I. D. Wilson, T. R. Adlard, C. F. Poole and M. Cook (eds.), Academic Press, 1556-1562.
  • Xu, Z., Liu Q. and J.A. Finch, 1999, Engineering of Nano-size Superparamagnetic particles for the use in magnetic carrier technology, in Surfaces of Nanoparticles and Porous Materials, J. Schwarz and C. Contescu (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 31-50.
  • Xu, Z., Zhang, Q. and J.A. Finch, 1999, Surface ionization and complexation, in Surfaces of Nanoparticles and Porous Materials, J. Schwarz and C. Contescu (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 593-612.