Zwitterion-Modified Ultrafiltration Membranes for Permian Basin Produced Water Pretreatment

Unconventional oil and gas extraction generates large quantities of produced water (PW). Due to strict environmental regulations, it is important to recover and reuse PW. In this study, commercial polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were surface-modified with zwitterionic polymer 3...

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Main Authors: Mirjalal Babayev, Hongbo Du, Venkata S. V. Botlaguduru, Raghava R. Kommalapati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/8/1710