A review of treatment technologies for produced water in offshore oil and gas fields

Y Liu, H Lu, Y Li, H Xu, Z Pan, P Dai, H Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Offshore oil and gas production is increasingly growing popular globally. Produced water
(PW), which is the largest byproduct of oil and gas production, is a complex mixture of …

Adsorption as a process for produced water treatment: A review

R Yousef, H Qiblawey, MH El-Naas - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Produced water (PW) is a by-product of oil and gas operations, and its production is
foreseen to increase in the upcoming years. Such an increase is justified by various entities …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Oilfield-produced water treatment using conventional and membrane-based technologies for beneficial reuse: A critical review

O Samuel, MHD Othman, R Kamaludin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oilfield produced water (OPW) is one of the most important by-products, resulting from oil
and gas exploration. The water contains a complex mixture of organic and inorganic …

Oil and gas produced water reuse: Opportunities, treatment needs, and challenges

CM Cooper, J McCall, SC Stokes, C McKay… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Advances in water treatment technologies paired with potential restrictions on oil and gas
(O&G) produced water disposal could incentivize the beneficial reuse of treated produced …

Behavior of oil droplets at the membrane surface during crossflow microfiltration of oil–water emulsions

EN Tummons, VV Tarabara, JW Chew… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
A fundamental study of microfiltration membrane fouling by emulsified oil was conducted
using a combination of real-time visualization, force balance on a droplet, and permeate flux …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential and limitations of membrane-based technologies for the treatment of oilfield produced water

AE Mansi, SM El-Marsafy, Y Elhenawy… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the recent advances in standalone membrane technologies were investigated
for produced water treatment and reclamation. The effect of operating parameters (ie …

Evaluation of the technical and environmental feasibility of adsorption process to remove water soluble organics from produced water: A review

TC Costa, LT Hendges, B Temochko, LP Mazur… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the largest wastewater flows generated in the oil and gas industry is produced water
(PW), which can come from oil fields, gas fields or a combination of oil and gas fields. This …