Treatment of oil sands process-affected water with ceramic ultrafiltration membrane: Effects of operating conditions on membrane performance.

Highlights: [•] Ceramic membrane filtration of oil sand process-affected water. [•] Trans-membrane pressure and cross-flow velocity affected membrane performance. [•] No irreversible membrane fouling with coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation treatment. [•] Pore blocking and cake layer formation were dominant fouling mechanisms. [•] Permeates met requirements for high pressure-driven membrane processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]