An overview on exploration and environmental impact of unconventional gas sources and treatment options for produced water

TLS Silva, S Morales-Torres, S Castro-Silva… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rising global energy demands associated to unbalanced allocation of water resources
highlight the importance of water management solutions for the gas industry. Advanced …

Development of plasma pyrolysis/gasification systems for energy efficient and environmentally sound waste disposal

L Tang, H Huang, H Hao, K Zhao - Journal of Electrostatics, 2013 - Elsevier
As more efficient and reliable torches for thermal plasma generation have become available
in recent years, the use of thermal plasma as an energy source for pyrolysis/gasification has …

[HTML][HTML] Produced water from oil and gas exploration—problems, solutions and opportunities

F Salem, T Thiemann - Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2022 - scirp.org
Large volumes of water are generated in gas-and oil-production. This includes the water that
is present originally in the reservoirs, but also water that is injected into the wells. While …

Treatment of organic waste using thermal plasma pyrolysis technology

H Huang, L Tang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper outlines the principles of thermal plasma pyrolysis processes and discusses
recent research activities about organic waste treatment using thermal plasma pyrolysis …

Cross-linked and responsive polymer: Gelation model and review

F Hakiki, F Arifurrahman - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
An urgency to do a reverse engineering of predicting required reagents from a given
polymer gelation time is paramount to support an efficient and economical water …

Development of process for disposal of plastic waste using plasma pyrolysis technology and option for energy recovery

M Punčochář, B Ruj, PK Chatterj - Procedia Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Plasma pyrolysis is an innovative technology for transforming high calorific plastic waste into
a valuable synthesis gas (syngas) by means of thermal plasma. The process developed is a …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of the environmental implications of ageing conventional oil reserves with relational analysis

R Parra, SGF Bukkens, M Giampietro - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel method based on relational analysis is presented for assessing the performance of
conventional oil exploitation and its environmental implications, with a focus on the energy …

[PDF][PDF] A review in oil exploration and production waste discharges according to legislative and waste management practices perspective in Malaysia

JF Lodungi, DB Alfred, AFM Khirulthzam… - International Journal of …, 2016 - academia.edu
The core frame of research is dominated by the waste management practice of the oil
exploration and production waste discharges from Malaysia's petroleum industry related to …

Wastewater reuse in Kuwait: Opportunities and constraints

A Abusam, AB Shahalam - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the …, 2013 - witpress.com
Availability of adequate water resources is a fundamental requirement for sustainable
development. Because of its very limited amounts of freshwater resources, Kuwait has …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of produced water collected from different oil gathering centers in Kuwait

K AlAnezi, M Al-Samhan, M Belkharchouche… - Journal of …, 2018 - scirp.org
Kuwait is one of the major oil-producing countries, with an estimated oil production of
around three million barrels/day. Increased oil production has resulted in the production of …