State of the art of produced water treatment

SM Jiménez, MM Micó, M Arnaldos, F Medina… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Produced water (PW) is the wastewater generated when water from underground reservoirs
is brought to the surface during oil or gas extraction. PW is generated in large amounts and …

An overview of oil–water separation using gas flotation systems

J Saththasivam, K Loganathan, S Sarp - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Oil concentration levels in municipal waste water effluent streams are stringently regulated
in most parts of the world. Apart from municipal waste, stricter oil/grease discharge limits are …

Treatment of produced water with photocatalysis: Recent advances, affecting factors and future research prospects

L Lin, W Jiang, L Chen, P Xu, H Wang - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Produced water is the largest byproduct of oil and gas production. Due to the complexity of
produced water, especially dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons and high salinity, efficient …

Biodesalination and treatment of raw hypersaline produced water samples using indigenous wastewater algal consortia

S Nadersha, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Indigenous microalgae consortia present in domestic wastewater, were acclimatized to three
real produced water (PW) samples collected from different oil fields. PW, a byproduct of oil …

Characterization and treatment technologies applied for produced water in Qatar

HD Dawoud, H Saleem, NA Alnuaimi, SJ Zaidi - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Qatar is one of the major natural gas (NG) producing countries, which has the world's third-
largest NG reserves besides the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Since the …

Navigating produced water sustainability in the oil and gas sector: A Critical review of reuse challenges, treatment technologies, and prospects ahead

F Nath, MOS Chowdhury, MM Rhaman - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The petroleum industry produces a large amount of wastewater, known as produced water
(PW), during oil production and processing. This PW contains hazardous organic and …

Application of isolated halophilic microorganisms suspended and immobilized on walnut shell as biocarrier for treatment of oilfield produced water

R Hasanzadeh, BA Souraki, A Pendashteh… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Salinity expressed as total dissolved solids (TDS), is the most challenging parameter in
bioremediation of produced water which may inhibit the microbial activities and cause …

Application of forward osmosis for reducing volume of produced/Process water from oil and gas operations

J Minier-Matar, A Hussain, A Janson, R Wang… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Produced water management is one of the key challenges faced by the oil and gas industry
globally. Specifically, the gas industry in Qatar is challenged to minimize the …

[HTML][HTML] Detailed organic characterization of process water to evaluate reverse osmosis membrane fouling in industrial wastewater treatment

J Minier-Matar, E AlShamari, M Raja, F Khan… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the major waste streams within the oil and gas (O&G) industry is produced and
process water generated during hydrocarbon production and treatment, respectively. In gas …

Protocol for preparing synthetic solutions mimicking produced water from oil and gas operations

D Dardor, M Al-Maas, J Minier-Matar, A Janson… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Produced water (PW) is the water associated with hydrocarbons during the extraction of oil
and gas (O&G) from either conventional or unconventional resources. Existing efforts to …