Team:Calgary/Project

The Calgary iGEM team chose to focus on the development on a duel system for the detection and remediation of toxic components in the tailings ponds. Tailing ponds are large lakes of toxic components produced as a result of bitumen extraction and the production of oil. Bitumen is a complex mixture of oil components that is extracted to produce oil and gas products useful for society. The raw bitumen is mixed with hydroxide and water to extract the useful hydrocarbon components. After further processing, the useful, high pH, soluble fraction is separated and further processed, while the remaining materials are released into the tailing ponds. }}