Use of membrane technology for oil field and refinery produced water treatment - A review

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 183-202

  Munirasu, Selvaraj ^a   Haija, Mohammad Abu ^a   Banat, Fawzi ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Membrane technology; Oil refinery waste water; Oil water separation; Produced water; Responsive surface; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; REFINING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

OIL WATER SEPARATION; OIL-REFINERY WASTES; PRODUCED WATER; RESPONSIVE SURFACES; WATER REUSE;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84960447270     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2016.01.010     Document Type: Review

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