Produced water treatment technologies

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 157-177

  Igunnu, Ebenezer T ^a   Chen, George Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Electrodeposition; Legislation; Management; Photoelectrochemistry; Produced water; Treatment technology; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; METAL RECOVERY; OIL FIELDS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PRODUCED WATER; PRODUCED WATER TREATMENTS; RECOVERY OF VALUABLE METALS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84906249249     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/cts049     Document Type: Article

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