Selma E. Guigard, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Environmental Engineering and Science

Research

Research Interests

My general research interests lie in the use of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) as a technology for environmental applications. My past research activities focused on SFE for the remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and metal contaminated soils. Research also focused on the measurement of the solubility of metal chelates in supercritical carbon dioxide. A new technique solubility measurement technique was developed and solubilities of metal chelates and other compounds have been successfully measured. A model has also been developed to describe the solubility of both organic and inorganic compounds in supercritical fluids. Other past research activities include the investigation of the settling behaviour of oil sands tailings, the extraction of nutraceuticals using SFE and the fate of phosphate in processed kimberlite tailings at the EKATI diamond mine.

Research Currently in Progress

I am currently building a research program that will focus on the use of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) for environmental applications. As part of this program, a pilot-scale SFE system is currently being built at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with the University of Guelph. The main focus of this program is currently the development of SFE for the treatment of drilling wastes and the use of SFE as an alternative method for the extraction of bitumen from oil sand. In addition, research will also investigate the use of SFE for the remediation of metal contaminated and hydrocarbon contaminated soils. Other research projects include tailings management for oil sands and the use of SFE for non-environmental applications (in the food industry and others).

Selected Publications

  Merlin, M., Guigard, S.E., Fedorak, P.M. 2007. Detecting Naphthenic Acids in Waters by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, 1140(1-2):225-229.

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Tomberli, B., Guigard, S.E., Goldman, S., Gray, C.G., Temelli, F. 2007. Determination of Vapour Pressure and Solubility Prediction and Correlation of Phenolic Compounds in Supercritical CO2, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 40(1):7-19.

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Sun, L., Guigard, S.E., Temelli, F. 2006. Comparison of the Solubility of ß-carotene in Supercritical CO2 based on a binary and a multicomponent complex system. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 37 (3): 342-349.

  Cross, K.M., Biggar, K.W., Semple, K., Foght, J., Guigard, S.E. and Armstrong, J.A. 2006. Natural Attenuation of Invert Diesel Fuel Contaminating Groundwater in a Bedrock Formation, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 5:13-27.

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Tomberli, B., Guigard, S.E., Goldman, S., Gray, C.G., Temelli, F. 2005. Determination of Vapour Pressure and Solubility Prediction and Correlation of Phenolic Compounds in Supercritical CO2, Journal of Supercritical Fluids (submitted, in review).

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Sun, L., Guigard, S.E., Temelli, F. 2005. Comparison of the Solubility of ß-carotene in Supercritical CO2 based on a binary and a multicomponent complex system, Journal of Supercritical Fluids (submitted, in review)

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Nagpal, V. and Guigard, S.E. 2005. Remediation of Contaminated Soils Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction: A Review (1994-2004), Environmental Technology, 26(9):1013-1032.

  Cross, K.M., Biggar, K.W., Semple, K., Foght, J., Guigard, S.E. and Armstrong, J.A. 2005. Natural Attenuation of Invert Diesel Fuel Contaminating Groundwater in a Bedrock Formation, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science (accepted for publication).

  MacKinnon, M., Kampala, G., Marsh, W., Fedorak, P., Guigard, S. 2005. Indicators for Assessing Transport of Oil Sands Process-affected Waters, Redbook, 297:71-80.

  Nagpal, V. and Guigard, S.E. 2005. Remediation of Flare Pit Soils using Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 4(5)307-318.

  Guigard, S.E., Hayward, G.L., Zytner, R.G. and Stiver, W.H. 2001. Measurement of Solubilities in Supercritical Fluids using a Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 187-188:233-246.

  Foght, J., Semple, K., Pooley, K., Guigard, S.E., Biggar, K. 2005. Effect of Salt of the Aerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Groundwater, in Proceedings of 4th Biennial Workshop on Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC), Edmonton, Alberta, May 8-10, 2005, pp.259-267.

  Fan, X., Guigard, S., Foght, J., Semple, K., Biggar, K. 2005. A Mesocosm Study of Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater, in Proceedings of 4th Biennial Workshop on Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Arctic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC), Edmonton, Alberta, May 8-10, 2005, pp.259-267.

  Saldana, M.D.A., Sun, M., Guigard, S.E. and Temelli, F. 2005. Solubility of Beta-Carotene and Carotenoids Extraction from Carrots in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, in Proceedings of ISSF 2005 International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Orlando, Florida, May 1-4, 2005.

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Tomberli, B., Guigard, S.E., Goldman, S., Gray, C.G., Temelli, F. 2005. Determination of Vapor Pressure and Solubility Correlation of Phenolic Compounds in SC CO2, in Proceedings of ISSF 2005 International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Orlando, Florida, May 1-4, 2005.

  Cheng, G.Y., Roy, J.L., Guigard, S.E. 2004. Extraction of Biorecalcitrant Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE), in Proceedings of the Remediation Technologies Symposium 2004 (RemTech 2004), Banff, Alberta, October 13-15, 2004.

  Saldaña, M.D.A., Guigard, S.E., Temelli, F. 2004. Determination of ß-Carotene Solubility in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide by a Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal, in Proceedings of the 7th Italian Conference on Supercritical Fluids and Their Applications/9th Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Trieste, Italy, June 13-16.

  Cross, K., Biggar, K., Semple, K., Foght, J., Guigard, S. E., Armstrong, J. 2003. Intrinsic Bioremediation Of Invert Diesel Fuel Contaminating Groundwater In A Bedrock Formation, in Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Artic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC ’03), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 5-6.

  Nagpal, V., Guigard, S.E. 2003. Remediation Of Contaminated Soils Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction, in Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Artic and Cold Climates (ARCSACC ’03), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 5-6.

  Nagpal, V., Guigard, S.E. 2003. Remediation Of Flare Pit Soils Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction, in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30.

  Seifried, B., Guigard, S.E. 2003. Measurement Of Solubilities Of Metal Chelates In Supercritical Dioxide Using A Quartz Crystal Microbalance, in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30.

  Odusanya, O., Guigard, S.E. 2002. Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Drill Cuttings Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, in Proceedings of the Joint CSCE/EWRI of ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference “An International Perspective on Environmental Engineering”, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, July 21-24, 10 pages.

  Graham, K.P., Smith, D.W. and Guigard, S.E. 2002. Investigation of the Fate of Wastewater Phosphorus Within the Processed Kimberlite Containment Area at BHP’s EKATITM Diamond Mine, in Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering “Cold Regions Impacts on Transportation and Infrastructure”, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 20-22, pg. 999-1008.

  Odusanya, O., Guigard, S.E. 2001. Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Drill Cuttings Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, presented at the 2001 Drilling Waste Management Forum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (sponsored by the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC)).

  Savoie, N. and Guigard, S.E. 2001. Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Metals from Soils, in Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Supercritical Fluids and their Applications, Maiori, Italy.

  Lai, V., Biggar, K., Foght, J., Guigard, S., Mendoza, C. 2001. Evaluation of Intrinsic Bioremediation of BTEX and Chlorinated Solvents at an Old Landfill in Cold Lake, Alberta, in the Proceedings of the 54th Annual CGS Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 8 pages.

  Cross, K.M., Biggar, K.W., Semple, K., Foght, J., Guigard, S.E., Armstrong, J.E. 2001. Monitored Natural Attenuation of Diesel Fuel Contaminating Groundwater in a Bedrock Formation, in Proceedings of the 54th Annual CGS Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 8 pages.

  Lai, V., Biggar, K., Mullick, A., Guigard, S., Foght, J. and Mendoza, C. 2001. Natural Attenuation of 1,1,1_TCA and BTEX from a Landfill in Northern Alberta, in Proceedings of the Second Biennial Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites in Artic and Cold Climates, Edmonton, Alberta, May 7-8.

  Stroich, C. M., Guigard, S.E. 2000. Solubilities of Metal Chelates in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, April 8-12.

  Stiver, W. H., Guigard, S.E., Beausoleil, P. 2000. Predicting Ternary Solubilities using a Solubility Parameter Approach, in Proceedings of The 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, April 8-12.

  Biggar, K., Mullick, A., Guigard, S., Foght, J., Mendoza, C. 2000. Natural Attenuation of 1,1,1,-TCA and BTEX at Cold Temperatures, in Proceedings of the 6th Environmental Engineering Specialty Conference of the CSCE, London, Ontario, Canada, p. 105-112.

  Guigard, S.E., LaPlante, T., Stiver, W.H., and Zytner, R.G. 1999. Soil Remediation using Supercritical Fluid Extraction, presented at the 1999 Environmental Research and Technology Development Forum for the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, January 19.

  Guigard, S., Hayward, G.H., Zytner, R.G., Stiver, W.H. 1998. A New Technique for Measuring Solubilities in Supercritical Fluids: Application to the measurement of Metal Chelate Solubilities, in Proceedings of the 5th Meeting on Supercritical Fluids: Materials and Natural Products Processing, Nice, France, v. 2, p.999-1004.

  Pratte, T.S., Guigard, S., Zytner, R.G., Stiver, W.H. 1996. Influence of Water on Supercritical Fluid Extraction, in Proceedings of the 51st Annual Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, v.51, p. 95-105.

  Guigard, S.E. and Stiver, W.H. 1998. A Density-Dependent Solute Solubility Parameter for Correlating Solubilities in Supercritical Fluids, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 37:3786-3792.

  Guigard, S.E., Stiver, W.H., Zytner, R.G. 1996. Retention Capacities of Immiscible Chemicals in Unsaturated Soils, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 89:277-289.

  Guigard, S.E., Stiver, W.H., Zytner, R.G. 1996. The Infiltration and Movement of Immiscible Chemicals in Unsaturated Soil, Environmental Technology, 17:1123-1130.