A method and cost model for treatment of water extracted during geologic CO2 storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 372-381

  Sullivan, Enid J ^a   Chu, Shaoping ^a   Stauffer, Philip H ^a   Middleton, Richard S ^a   Pawar, Rajesh J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine concentrate disposal; Multiple effect distillation; Multistage flash distillation; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis; Thermal distillation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; EXTRACTION; NANOFILTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATE DISPOSAL; EXTRACTION OF WATERS; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; MEMBRANE DESALINATION; MULTIPLE EFFECT DISTILLATION; MULTISTAGE FLASH DISTILLATION; PRESSURE RECOVERY; THERMAL DISTILLATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; FILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84871662779     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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