Application of Membrane Crystallization for Minerals' Recovery from Produced Water

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作者
Ali, Aamer [1 ]
Quist-Jensen, Cejna Anna [1 ,2 ]
Macedonio, Francesca [1 ,2 ]
Drioli, Enrico [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calabria, Natl Res Council, Inst Membrane Technol ITM CNR, Via Pietro BUCCI,Cubo 17C, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, Italy
[2] Univ Calabria, Dept Environm & Chem Engn, I-87036 Arcavacata Di Rende, Italy
[3] Hanyang Univ, WCU Energy Engn Dept, Seoul 133791, South Korea
[4] King Abdulaziz Univ KAU CEDT, Ctr Excellence Desalinat Technol, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
关键词
membrane crystallization; produced water; membrane material; crystal characteristics;
D O I
10.3390/membranes5040772
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Produced water represents the largest wastewater stream from oil and gas production. Generally, its high salinity level restricts the treatment options. Membrane crystallization (MCr) is an emerging membrane process with the capability to extract simultaneously fresh water and valuable components from various streams. In the current study, the potential of MCr for produced water treatment and salt recovery was demonstrated. The experiments were carried out in lab scale and semi-pilot scale. The effect of thermal and hydrodynamic conditions on process performance and crystal characteristics were explored. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses confirmed that the recovered crystals are sodium chloride with very high purity (>99.9%), also indicated by the cubic structure observed by microscopy and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) analysis. It was demonstrated experimentally that at recovery factor of 37%, 16.4 kg NaCl per cubic meter of produced water can be recovered. Anti-scaling surface morphological features of membranes were also identified. In general, the study provides a new perspective of isolation of valuable constituents from produced water that, otherwise, is considered as a nuisance.
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页码:772 / 792
页数:21
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