Various stages of oil production and processing in petroleum industry produce an enormous amount of oilfield produced water (PW). Discharge of this huge amount of PW has an …
C Zhong, A Zolfaghari, D Hou, GG Goss… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …
X He, P Li, H Shi, Y Xiao, Y Guo, H Zhao - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing technology has made unconventional oil and gas development economically viable; however, it can lead to potential environmental issues such as …
As an emerging waterless fracturing technology, supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2) fracturing can reduce reservoir damage and dependence on water resources, and can also …
X Wei, S Zhang, Y Han, FA Wolfe - Water Environment …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wastewater in petrochemical processes and produced water from oil and gas production remain a challenge for the industry to minimize their impact on the environment. Recent …
Limited understanding of wastewater streams produced from shale oil and gas wells impedes best practices of wastewater treatment and reuse. This study provides a …
Y Li, H Bai, Y Li, X Zhang, L Zhang, D Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Public awareness of the potential environmental risks of shale gas extraction has increased in recent years. However, the status and environmental risks of potentially toxic metals …
This review focuses on recent developments in electrochemical technology (with special emphasis on electrocoagulation, electro-oxidation, and electro-Fenton) to treat petroleum …
Hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced water is a highly impaired wastewater containing dissolved salts polar and non-polar organic compounds, oil and surfactants. Here …