Hydraulic fracturing integrates key technologies assisting in the establishment, increase,
and stabilization of gas and oil production. In particular, the performance of the working …

There is considerable debate about the sustainability of the hydraulic fracturing (HF) water
cycle in North America. Recently, this debate has expanded to China, where HF activities …

Primary oil recovery from fractured unconventional formations, such as shale or tight sands,
is typically less than 10%. The development of an economically viable enhanced oil …

Extensive efforts have been made to tailor membrane surface wettability in order to mitigate
fouling and wetting in membrane distillation (MD), but the developed membranes have …

Produced water (PW) is the largest waste stream associated with oil and gas extraction and
contains organics, salts, metals and radioactive materials. In the United States, west of the …

In this study, a biosurfactant-producing strain Y2 was isolated from hydraulic fracturing
flowback and produced water (HF-FPW) and identified as Acinetobacter sp. The …

Leakage and accumulation of highly stable commercial plastics has led to substantial
contamination of the environment. Highly isotactic poly (propylene oxide)(i PPO) was …

Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) are proprietary mixtures containing hydrocarbon
surfactants and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) that are used to extinguish …

ABSTRACT The Permian Basin, underlying southeast New Mexico and west Texas, is one
of the most productive oil and gas (OG) provinces in the United States. Oil and gas …

Hydrocarbon and salt contamination of surface and groundwater resources often co-occur
from oil production activities. However, salt is often considered as a potential inhibitor of …