Progress and challenges of contaminate removal from wastewater using microalgae biomass

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, TA Parisa, N Islam, F Kusumo… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of microalgae in treating wastewater has been an emerging topic focussed on
finding an economically sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to treating …

Advanced oxidation processes in the removal of organic substances from produced water: Potential, configurations, and research needs

M Coha, G Farinelli, A Tiraferri, M Minella… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Produced water is the main by-product generated by fossil fuel extraction activities. This
wastewater is often heavily contaminated and associated with significant health, safety, and …

Produced water characteristics, treatment and reuse: A review

MA Al-Ghouti, MA Al-Kaabi, MY Ashfaq… - Journal of Water Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
In oil and gas industry, produced water is considered as the largest waste stream, which
contains relatively higher concentration of hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other pollutants …

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 …

Separation of emulsified crude oil from produced water by gas flotation: A review

C Wang, Y Lü, C Song, D Zhang, F Rong… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and production of oil and gas fields would eventually result in a
considerable amount of oily generated water, posing serious risks to humans and the …

New advancements, challenges, and future needs on treatment of oilfield produced water: A state-of-the-art review

S Ghafoori, M Omar, N Koutahzadeh… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Produced water treatment by advanced oxidation processes

S Jiménez, M Andreozzi, MM Micó, MG Álvarez… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Different Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) such as photocatalysis, Fenton-
based processes and ozonation were studied to include one of these technologies within an …

Development of advanced oil/water separation technologies to enhance the effectiveness of mechanical oil recovery operations at sea: Potential and challenges

B Liu, B Chen, J Ling, EJ Matchinski, G Dong… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical oil recovery (ie, booming and skimming) is the most common tool for oil spill
response. The recovered fluid generated from skimming processes may contain a …

An overview on exploration and environmental impact of unconventional gas sources and treatment options for produced water

TLS Silva, S Morales-Torres, S Castro-Silva… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rising global energy demands associated to unbalanced allocation of water resources
highlight the importance of water management solutions for the gas industry. Advanced …