Produced water treatment using the switchable polarity solvent forward osmosis (sps fo) desalination process: Preliminary engineering design basis

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Abstract

Switchable Polarity Solvent Forward Osmosis (SPS FO) is a semi-permeable membrane-based water treatment technology. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is currently advancing SPS FO technology such that a prototype unit can be designed and demonstrated for the purification of produced water from oil and gas production operations. The SPS FO prototype unit will use the thermal energy in the produced water as a source of process heat, thereby reducing the external process energy demands. Treatment of the produced water stream will reduce the volume of saline wastewater requiring disposal via injection, an activity that is correlated with undesirable seismic events, as well as generate a purified product water stream with potential beneficial uses. This paper summarizes experimental data that has been collected in support of the SPS FO scale-up effort, and describes how this data will be used in the sizing of SPS FO process equipment. An estimate of produced water treatment costs using the SPS FO process is also provided.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGeothermal Energy Here and Now
Subtitle of host publicationSustainable, Clean, Flexible - Geothermal Resources Council 2016 Annual Meeting
PublisherGeothermal Resources Council
Pages147-159
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)0934412219
StatePublished - 2016
EventGeothermal Resources Council 2016 Annual Meeting - Geothermal Energy Here and Now: Sustainable, Clean, Flexible, GRC 2016 - Sacramento, United States
Duration: Oct 23 2016Oct 26 2016

Publication series

NameTransactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Volume40
ISSN (Print)0193-5933

Conference

ConferenceGeothermal Resources Council 2016 Annual Meeting - Geothermal Energy Here and Now: Sustainable, Clean, Flexible, GRC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySacramento
Period10/23/1610/26/16

Keywords

  • Co-produced water
  • Desalination
  • Forward osmosis
  • Geothermal energy
  • Oil and gas produced water
  • Switchable polarity solvent

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