Laboratory and field evaluation of a pretreatment system for removing organics from produced water

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 843-854

  Kwon, Soondong ^a   Sullivan, Enid J ^b   Katz, Lynn E ^c   Bowman, Robert S ^d   Kinney, Kerry A ^c  

^a Mine Reclamation Corporation   (South Korea)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Carboxylate; Ethylbenzene; Membrane bioreactor; Produced water; Surfactant modified zeolite; Toluene; Xylenes (BTEX)

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOHAZARDS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRIERS (MATERIALS); ETHYLBENZENE; GAS INDUSTRY; LABORATORIES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SALINE WATER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; XYLENE; ZEOLITES;

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; CARBOXYLATE; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SURFACTANT-MODIFIED ZEOLITES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

PRODUCED WATER;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; FIELD SURVEY; GAS INDUSTRY; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; OIL INDUSTRY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SURFACTANT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; XYLENE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEMBRANE REACTOR; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053620709     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143011X12928814445212     Document Type: Article

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