Potential and implemented membrane-based technologies for the treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water from shale gas and oil plays: A review

H Chang, T Li, B Liu, RD Vidic, M Elimelech… - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Recovery of natural gas and oil from unconventional (shale) reservoirs relies on horizontal
drilling and hydraulic fracturing to make it economical. Hydraulic fracturing generates vast …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of risks, characteristics, and treatment strategies for potentially toxic elements in wastewater from shale gas extraction

Y Sun, D Wang, DCW Tsang, L Wang, YS Ok… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shale gas extraction via horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (HF) has enhanced gas
production worldwide, which has altered global energy markets and reduced the prices of …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional iron-biochar composites for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater

Y Sun, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, X Cao, D Lin… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates a novel sorbent for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent
cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater (FWW). A series of iron …

[HTML][HTML] Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide by phase-transfer catalysis

AT Murray, S Voskian, M Schreier, TA Hatton… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
The portable electrochemical generation of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) from air and water
would enable greater utilization of this versatile green oxidant in applications ranging from …

Effective treatment of shale oil and gas produced water by membrane distillation coupled with precipitative softening and walnut shell filtration

Z Zhang, X Du, KH Carlson, CA Robbins, T Tong - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
We developed an integrated treatment train that enables effective treatment of shale oil and
gas produced water generated from the Wattenberg field in northeast Colorado. Membrane …

Geochemical and microbial characterizations of flowback and produced water in three shale oil and gas plays in the central and western United States

H Wang, L Lu, X Chen, Y Bian, ZJ Ren - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Limited understanding of wastewater streams produced from shale oil and gas wells
impedes best practices of wastewater treatment and reuse. This study provides a …

Membrane-based treatment of shale oil and gas wastewater: The current state of knowledge

T Tong, KH Carlson, CA Robbins, Z Zhang… - Frontiers of Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Shale oil and gas exploitation not only consumes substantial amounts of freshwater but also
generates large quantities of hazardous wastewater. Tremendous research efforts have …

Reuse of shale gas flowback and produced water: Effects of coagulation and adsorption on ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis combined process

W Shang, A Tiraferri, Q He, N Li, H Chang, C Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The shale gas flowback and produced water (FPW) from hydraulic fracturing in the Sichuan
province of China has relatively low to moderate levels of total dissolved solids (< 20 g/L) …

[HTML][HTML] Nontarget profiling of organic compounds in a temporal series of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced waters

C Sun, Y Zhang, DS Alessi, JW Martin - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) flowback and produced water (FPW) can be toxic to aquatic life but
its chemical content is largely unknown, variable and complex. Seven FPW samples were …

Degradation of polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols in microcosms simulating a spill of produced water in shallow groundwater

JD Rogers, EM Thurman, I Ferrer… - … Science: Processes & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) and polypropylene glycols (PPGs) are frequently used in
hydraulic fracturing fluids and have been detected in water returning to the surface from …