Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: Impact of membrane module
Author | Zsirai, T. |
Author | Al-Jaml, A.K. |
Author | Qiblawey, H. |
Author | Al-Marri, M. |
Author | Ahmed, A. |
Author | Bach, S. |
Author | Watson, S. |
Author | Judd, S. |
Available date | 2021-09-01T10:03:27Z |
Publication Date | 2016 |
Publication Name | Separation and Purification Technology |
Resource | Scopus |
Abstract | 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. 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Sponsor | The work was been funded by Maersk Oil Qatar , whose help and support is gratefully acknowledged, and was completed as part of project number QUEX-CENG-CHE-13 ? 14-03, Qatar University. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
Subject | Ceramic materials Ceramic membranes Drilling platforms Filtration Flotation Fouling Gas permeable membranes Low permeability reservoirs Mechanical permeability Membranes Microfiltration Oxides Petroleum reservoir engineering Pore size Silicon carbide Titanium Titanium dioxide Turbidity Water filtration Water quality Water treatment Ceramic membrane filtration Different pore sizes Fouling propensities Membrane characteristics Membrane filtrations Micro-filtration membranes Produced water Tertiary treatment Membrane technology |
Type | Article |
Pagination | 214-221 |
Volume Number | 165 |
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