Multistage filtration process for efficient treatment of oil-field produced water using ceramic membranes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Ebrahimi, Mehrdad ^a   Kovacs, Zoltan ^a   Schneider, Maren ^a   Mund, Peter ^b   Bolduan, Peter ^b   Czermak, Peter ^a,c  

^a TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

^b Atech Innovations GmbH   (Germany)

^c Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Flux degradation; Membrane fouling; Oil removal; Oilfield; Produced water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891084624     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.682964     Document Type: Article

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