Halogen chemistry plays a central role in the industrial manufacture of various important
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and polymers. It involves the reaction of halogens or halides …

Due to the growing and diverse demands on water supply, exploitation of non-conventional
sources of water has received much attention. Since water consumption for irrigation is the …

There is increasing interest in beneficial uses of large volumes of wastewater co-produced
with oil and gas extraction (produced water, PW) because of water scarcity, potential …

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 …

One of the critical problems in cooperative shale gas supply chains and production systems
design is life cycle optimization of the economic and environmental performance under …

There is considerable debate about the sustainability of the hydraulic fracturing (HF) water
cycle in North America. Recently, this debate has expanded to China, where HF activities …

Hydraulic fracturing generates wastewater ranging from 2 to 8.5 million gallons (7.5–32
million liters per well) per well. Suspended solids, total dissolved solids, hydrocarbons …

Pecan shell based activated carbon (PSBAC) developed in this work had a high specific
surface area (1500 m 2/g) and pore volume (0.7 cm 3/g). The maximum adsorption capacity …

This study examined water quality, naturally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM), major
ions, trace metals, and well flow data for water used and produced from start-up to operation …

The moisture contents have significant effects on shale gas and oil adsorption and transport.
In this study, the oil–water two-phase occurrence state and fluid transport in shale inorganic …