As the world continues to advance, the recovery and/or recycling of natural resources is becoming more and more important. The oil and gas industries are under extreme pressure to not only recycle materials, but also provide an environmentally friendly production process.
Typically produced water cannot be directly reused in the fracking process without treatment, so it must be hauled offsite at great expense. A client was interested in investigating the potential of using the FMX to treat the produced water for reuse as fracking water.
Client: Petroleum Processor
Goal: Remove metals and hardness from produced water
Membrane: NF
Average Flux: 19 liter / (m2 • hr) [11 GFD]
Note: Second pilot test is scheduled to adjust feed stream to increase metals rejection
Produced Water: Feed (left) and Permeate (right)
Client: Energy Generation Plant, U.S.A.
Goal: Solids removal from seeping groundwater
Membrane: UF
Average Flux: 250 liter / (m2 • hr) [147 GFD]
Note: Full scale flow rate is 750 GPM (170 m3/hr)
Oceanic groundwater: Feed (left) and Filtrate (right)
Client: Petroleum Processor
Goal: Remove sulfate and conductivity from acid mine drainage (AMD) water
Membrane: NF
Average Flux: 119 liter / (m2 • hr) [70 GFD]
Note: Excellent sulfate rejection enables permeate to be reused onsite
Acid Mine Drainage water: Feed (left) and Permeate (right)
