Huge amounts of noxious chemicals from coal and petrochemical refineries and
pharmaceutical industries are released into water bodies. These chemicals are highly toxic …

Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction techniques typically involve the production of
large volumes of so-called flowback and produced water (FPW), a site-specific wastewater …

Produced water (PW) treatment and reuse provide a promising alternative to address
freshwater scarcity and reduce the environmental impacts associated with PW disposal …

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a promising technology for the treatment of shale gas
wastewater (SGW); however, there exists an urgent need for improvement in the …

Salt lake brines have become the main source of lithium owing to their abundant reserves
and low extraction costs. The low absolute concentration of Li+ and the complexity of …

Treatment and reuse of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) produced water are important
strategies that address the dual challenges of water scarcity and pollution posed by UOG …

Water scarcity and increased energy demands have put a strong focus on improving
industries at the heart of the water–energy nexus. Treatment of oil and gas produced water …

The genus Iodidimonas was recently proposed in the class Alphaproteobacteria.
Iodidimonas strains are aerobic, mesophilic, neutrophilic, moderately halophilic, and chemo …

Shale gas flowback and produced water (SGFPW) represent a reservoir of diverse and
valuable halophilic microbial resources with profound implications for both shale gas …

Low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis (LSRRO) is a novel RO process configuration capable of
treating hypersaline brines that conventional seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) cannot …