Cleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtration

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dc.contributor.authorZsirai, T.
dc.contributor.authorQiblawey, Hazim
dc.contributor.authorBuzatu, Pompilia
dc.contributor.authorAl-Marri, M.
dc.contributor.authorJudd, Simon J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-19T14:29:34Z
dc.date.available2018-03-19T14:29:34Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-09
dc.description.abstractThe application of ceramic microfiltration membranes to the tertiary treatment of produced water from an Arabian Gulf oilfield has been studied using a dedicated pilot plant. Studies were based on a previously published protocol in which the retentate stream was recycled so as to successively increase the feed concentration throughout the experimental run. Chemical cleaning in place (CIP) was applied between each run and the flux and permeability recovery recorded for various cleaning protocols studied, the CIP being based on the combination of caustic soda (NaOH) and citric acid. Surface analysis of the membrane, and specifically its hydrophilicity, was also conducted. Results indicated the main influencing factor on permeability recovery from the CIP to be the employment of backflushing during the CIP itself. A final flux of 700 L m−2 h−1 was sustained through the application of 6 wt% NaOH with 6 wt% citric acid combined with backflushing at approximately twice the rate of the filtration cycle flux. A consideration of the impact of this flux value on the viability of two commercially-available ceramic membrane technologies indicated the footprint incurred to be slightly lower than that of the upstream induced gas flotation technology and corroborated a previously published estimate. The flux was sustained despite surface analysis indicating a loss of the innate hydrophilicity of the ceramic membrane.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationZsirai T, Qiblawey H, Buzatu P, et al., (2018) Cleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtration. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 166, July 2018, pp. 283-289en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0920-4105
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.03.036
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13101
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectProduced wateren_UK
dc.subjectCeramic membranesen_UK
dc.subjectChemical cleaningen_UK
dc.subjectFootprinten_UK
dc.subjectFluxen_UK
dc.titleCleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtrationen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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