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Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: impact of membrane module

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dc.creator Zsirai, T.
dc.creator Al-Jaml, A. K.
dc.creator Qiblawey, H.
dc.creator Al-Marri, M.
dc.creator Ahmed, A.
dc.creator Bach, S.
dc.creator Watson, S.
dc.creator Judd, Simon J.
dc.date 2018-07-17T14:47:47Z
dc.date 2018-07-17T14:47:47Z
dc.date 2016-04-01
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:37:10Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:37:10Z
dc.identifier T. Zsirai, A.K. Al-Jaml, H. Qiblawey, et al., Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: impact of membrane module. Separation and Purification Technolog, Volume 165, 13 June 2016, Pages 214-221
dc.identifier 1383-5866
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.04.001
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13346
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182204
dc.description Produced water (PW) generated from oil exploration requires rigorous removal of suspended matter (free oil and particulate solids) as tertiary treatment (downstream of hydrocyclone and gas flotation) if it is to be re-injected into low-permeability reservoirs. The viability of membrane filtration for this duty is largely dependent on sustaining a high membrane flux to minimise the process footprint. A pilot-scale study of PW filtration using crossflow multi-channel ceramic membrane technology has been conducted to identify the appropriate membrane characteristics for sustaining the flux whilst maintaining the required treated water quality. Membranes based on two materials (silicon carbide, SiC, and titanium dioxide, TiO2) and two different pore sizes were challenged with real PW samples taken from oil platforms operating on the Arabian Gulf. The membranes were characterised according to the overall permeability decline rate and the end permeability. Results suggest that SiC membranes outperform TiO2 ones with respect to sustainable permeability under the same operating and maintenance conditions. The SiC microfiltration membrane provided anomalously high permeabilities but also the highest fouling propensity. Results suggest that whilst the high fluxes (1300–1800 L m−2 h−1) are attainable for the technology, this is contingent upon the application of an effective chemical clean.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Produced water
dc.subject Ceramic membranes
dc.subject Titanium dioxide
dc.subject Silicon carbide
dc.subject Permeability
dc.subject Fouling
dc.subject Turbidity
dc.subject O&G
dc.title Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: impact of membrane module
dc.type Article


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