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Zhou S, Huang L, Wang G, Wang W, Zhao R, Sun X, Wang D. A review of the development in shale oil and gas wastewater desalination. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 873:162376. [PMID: 36828060 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The development of the shale oil and gas extraction industry has heightened concerns about shale oil and gas wastewater (SOGW). This review comprehensively summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates multiple issues in SOGW desalination. The detailed analysis of SOGW water quality and various disposal strategies with different water quality standards reveals the water quality characteristics and disposal status of SOGW, clarifying the necessity of desalination for the rational management of SOGW. Subsequently, potential and implemented technologies for SOGW desalination are reviewed, mainly including membrane-based, thermal-based, and adsorption-based desalination technologies, as well as bioelectrochemical desalination systems, and the research progress of these technologies in desalinating SOGW are highlighted. In addition, various pretreatment methods for SOGW desalination are comprehensively reviewed, and the synergistic effects on SOGW desalination that can be achieved by combining different desalination technologies are summarized. Renewable energy sources and waste heat are also discussed, which can be used to replace traditional fossil energy to drive SOGW desalination and reduce the negative impact of shale oil and gas exploitation on the environment. Moreover, real project cases for SOGW desalination are presented, and the full-scale or pilot-scale on-site treatment devices for SOGW desalination are summarized. In order to compare different desalination processes clearly, operational parameters and performance data of varying desalination processes, including feed salinity, water flux, salt removal rate, water recovery, energy consumption, and cost, are collected and analyzed, and the applicability of different desalination technologies in desalinating SOGW is qualitatively evaluated. Finally, the recovery of valuable inorganic resources in SOGW is discussed, which is a meaningful research direction for SOGW desalination. At present, the development of SOGW desalination has not reached a satisfactory level, and investing enough energy in SOGW desalination in the future is still necessary to achieve the optimal management of SOGW.
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- Simin Zhou
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Harbin 150090, China
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Liu Y, Wang J, Jung B, Rao U, Sedighi E, Hoek EMV, Tilton N, Cath TY, Turchi CS, Heeley MB, Ju YS, Jassby D. Desalinating a real hyper-saline pre-treated produced water via direct-heat vacuum membrane distillation. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 218:118503. [PMID: 35500328 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging thermal desalination technology capable of desalinating waters of any salinity. During typical MD processes, the saline feedwater is heated and acts as the thermal energy carrier; however, temperature polarization (as well as thermal energy loss) contributes to low distillate fluxes, low single-pass water recovery and poor thermal efficiency. An alternative approach is to integrate an extra thermal energy carrier as part of the membrane and/or module assembly, which can channel externally provided heat directly to the membrane-feedwater interface and/or along the feed channel length. This direct-heat delivery has been demonstrated to increase single-pass water recovery and enhance the overall thermal efficiency. We developed a bench-scale direct-heated vacuum MD (DHVMD) process to desalinate pre-treated oil and gas "produced water" with an initial total dissolved solids of 115,500 ppm at a feed temperature ranging between 24 and 32 °C. We evaluated both water flux and specific energy consumption (SEC) as a function of water recovery. The system achieved a 50% water recovery without significant scaling, with an average flux >6 kg m-2 hr-1 and a SEC as low as 2,530 kJ kg-1. The major species of mineral scales (i.e., NaCl, CaSO4, and SrSO4) that limited the water recovery to 68% were modeled in terms of thermodynamics and identified by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. In addition, we further developed and employed a physics-based process model to estimate temperature, salinity, water transport and energy flows for full-scale vacuum MD and DHVMD modules. Model results show that a direct-heat input rate of 3,600 W can increase single-pass water recovery from 2.1% to 3.1% while lowering the thermal SEC from 7,800 kJ kg-1 to 6,517 kJ kg-1 in an unoptimized module. Finally, the scaling up potential of DHVMD process is briefly discussed.
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- Yiming Liu
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States; Energy Science & Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Buildings & Thermal Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States
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- Department of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
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Mitigating membrane wetting in the treatment of unconventional oil and gas wastewater by membrane distillation: A comparison of pretreatment with omniphobic membrane. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kalisz S, Kibort K, Mioduska J, Lieder M, Małachowska A. Waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, coal, oil and natural gas - A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 304:114239. [PMID: 34902687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Waste generated due to mining activity poses a serious issue due to the large amounts generated, even up to 65 billion tons per year, and is often associated with the risk posed by its storage and environmental management. This work aims to review waste management in the mining industry of metals ores, coal, oil and natural gas. It includes an analysis and discussion on the possibilities for reuse of certain types of wastes generated from mining activity, and discusses the benefits, disadvantages and the impact of waste management on the environment. The article presents current methods of waste management arising during the extraction and processing of raw materials and the threats resulting from its application. Furthermore, the potential methods of mining waste management are discussed through an in-depth characterization of the properties and composition of various types of rocks. The presented work addresses not only the issues of more sustainable management of waste from the mining industry, but also responds to the current efforts to implement the assumptions of a circular economy, which is aimed at closing the loop. The methods of recycling by-products and treating waste as a resource more and more often not only meet environmental expectations, but also become a legal requirement. In this respect, the presented work can serve as a valuable support in decision-making about waste management.
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- Szymon Kalisz
- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Poland.
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- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Poland.
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- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Poland.
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- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Poland.
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- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Poland.
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Liu Y, Horseman T, Wang Z, Arafat HA, Yin H, Lin S, He T. Negative Pressure Membrane Distillation for Excellent Gypsum Scaling Resistance and Flux Enhancement. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:1405-1412. [PMID: 34941244 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Membrane distillation (MD) has potential to become a competitive technology for managing hypersaline brine but not until the critical challenge of mineral scaling is addressed. The state-of-the-art approach for mitigating mineral scaling in MD involves the use of superhydrophobic membranes that are difficult to fabricate and are commercially unavailable. This study explores a novel operational strategy, namely, negative pressure direct contact membrane distillation (NP-DCMD) that can minimize mineral scaling with commercially available hydrophobic membranes and at the same time enhance the water vapor flux substantially. By applying a negative gauge pressure on the feed stream, NP-DCMD achieved prolonged resistance to CaSO4 scaling and a dramatic vapor flux enhancement up to 62%. The exceptional scaling resistance is attributable to the formation of a concave liquid-gas under a negative pressure that changes the position of the water-air interface to hinder interfacial nucleation and crystal growth. The substantial flux enhancement is caused by the reduced molecular diffusion resistance within the pores and the enhanced heat transfer kinetics across the boundary layer in NP-DCMD. Achieving substantial performance improvement in both the scaling resistance and vapor flux with commercial membranes, NP-DCMD is a significant innovation with vast potential for practical adoption due to its simplicity and effectiveness.
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- Yongjie Liu
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
- Center for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watershed, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Center for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, U.K
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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El-badawy T, Othman MHD, Matsuura T, Bilad MR, Adam MR, Tai ZS, Ravi J, Ismail A, Rahman MA, Jaafar J, Usman J, Kurniawan TA. Progress in treatment of oilfield produced water using membrane distillation and potentials for beneficial re-use. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yin Y, Jeong N, Minjarez R, Robbins CA, Carlson KH, Tong T. Contrasting Behaviors between Gypsum and Silica Scaling in the Presence of Antiscalants during Membrane Distillation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5335-5346. [PMID: 33703888 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mineral scaling is a major constraint that limits the performance of membrane distillation (MD) for hypersaline wastewater treatment. Although the use of antiscalants is a common industrial practice to mitigate mineral scaling, the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of antiscalants in inhibiting different mineral scaling types have not been systematically investigated. Herein, we perform a comparative investigation to elucidate the efficiencies of antiscalant candidates with varied functional groups for mitigating gypsum scaling and silica scaling in MD desalination. We show that antiscalants with Ca(II)-complexing moieties (e.g., carboxyl group) are the most effective to inhibit gypsum scaling formed via crystallization, whereas amino-enriched antiscalants possess the best performance to mitigate silica scaling created by polymerization. A set of microscopic and spectroscopic analyses reveal distinct mechanisms of antiscalants required for those two common types of scaling. The mitigating effect of antiscalants on gypsum scaling is attributed to the stabilization of scale precursors and nascent CaSO4 nuclei, which hinders phase transformation of amorphous CaSO4 toward crystalline gypsum. In contrast, antiscalants facilitate the polymerization of silicic acid, immobilizing active silica precursors and retarding the gelation of silica scale layer on the membrane surface. Our study, for the first time, demonstrates that antiscalants with different functionalities are required for the mitigation of gypsum scaling and silica scaling, providing mechanistic insights on the molecular design of antiscalants tailored to MD applications for the treatment of wastewaters containing different scaling types.
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- Yiming Yin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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