An Integrated Approach to Produced Water Treatment using Sand Filtration, Activated Carbon and Microemulsions modified Activated Carbon
المؤلف | Al-Kaabi, Maryam Ali |
المؤلف | Al-Ghouti, Mohammad Ahmad |
المؤلف | Zouari, Nabil A. |
المؤلف | Ahmed, Talaat Abdelfattah |
تاريخ الإتاحة | 2021-10-18T06:52:18Z |
تاريخ النشر | 2021 |
اسم المنشور | Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE 2021) |
الاقتباس | Al-Kaabi M. A., Al-Ghouti M. A., Zouari N. A., Ahmed T. A., "An integrated approach for produced water treatment using sand filtration, activated carbon and microemulsions modified activated carbon", Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE 2021), Doha, 20 October 2021, https://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0066 |
الملخص | The produced water from natural gas production process in the North field offshore is considered as the largest wastewater volume in Qatar, which could be potentially used for clean water resources for the industry as well as for some other domestic uses, if it is treated properly. This research aims to study the physical and chemical characterizations of the produced water from the North field and examine the removal of major inorganic and organic pollutants and heavy metals from the PW by using different treatments method such as using the sand filtration, activated carbon filtration and modified activated carbon filtration. The physical and chemical characterization of produced water was examined followed by treatment through sand filtration coupled with activated carbon and microemulsion modified activated carbon techniques. The results of characterization showed that the produced water had high concentration of COD, TOC, BTEX and various metals. After sand filtration, considerable reduction in TSS and COD was achieved. Furthermore, BTEX were also removed by more than 93% except for toluene. However, sand filtration was not enough to remove most of the metals and ions. Therefore, further treatment was done through activated carbon and modified activated carbon and their treatment efficiency was compared. Both techniques were able to achieve higher removal efficiencies for BTEX, metals and ions. Thus, the treated water was free from all major pollutants of PW and can be considered suitable for reuse at industrial application. Further studies and applications could be applied on produced water such as studying the biological characterization and applying biological treatment processes. |
اللغة | en |
الناشر | Qatar University Press |
الموضوع | COD: Chemical oxygen demand TOC: Total organic carbon BTEX: Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene and Xylene AC: Activated carbon MAC: Modified activated carbon |
النوع | Poster |
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