Energy consumption in desalinating produced water from shale oil and gas extraction

On-site treatment and reuse is an increasingly preferred option for produced water management in unconventional oil and gas extraction. This paper analyzes and compares the energetics of several desalination technologies at the high salinities and diverse compositions commonly encountered in produce...

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Main Authors: Tow, Emily W. (Contributor), Chung, Hyung Won (Contributor), Lienhard, John H. (Contributor), Thiel, Gregory Parker (Contributor), Banchik, Leonardo David (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Abdul Latif Jameel World Water & Food Security Lab (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2016-03-31T16:04:52Z.
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