Meet any Produced Water Discharge and Reinfection Requirements by Means of AkvoFioat~(TM) - A Flotation-Filtration Process Based on Novel Ceramic Membranes

摘要

Stricter environmental regulations and the increasing amount of produced water pile the pressure on the upstream oil and gas industry. While systems based on current tubular cross-flow ceramic membranes are one of the few methods to deliver high water quality reliably, they are very expensive and bulky, making them inappropriate for offshore applications. During a pilot study in cooperation with a major integrated oil company it could be proven that the akvoFloat~(TM) technology can deliver the same effluent water quality as cross-flow-operated ceramic membrane systems with significantly lower costs and energy consumption.