Review of oilfield produced water treatment technologies

Kingsley Amakiri; Anyela Ramirez Canon; Marco Molinari; Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134064

Review of oilfield produced water treatment technologies

Kingsley Amakiri, Anyela Ramirez Canon, Marco Molinari, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis

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Produced water is the wastewater formed when water is brought from subsurface reservoirs during oil or gas extraction. Currently, produced water is mainly treated using conventional trains that contain adsorbates, membrane filters, phase separators and cyclones. This paper reviewed the detailed characteristics of oilfield-produced water and the assessment of multiple technologies at primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments stages. The effectiveness of the treatment technology from the production of waste, energy requirements, usage of chemicals and the treatment effect of contaminants has been discussed. Then a qualitative assessment was presented in terms of energy requirements, robustness, flexibility, waste generation, modularity, and mobility, which has become critical to the development and application prospects of any technology.

Original language	English
Article number	134064
Number of pages	20
Journal	Chemosphere
Volume	298
Early online date	17 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134064
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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