Design and optimization of shale gas energy systems: Overview, research challenges, and future directions

J Gao, F You - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The “shale revolution” has been a game changer in the global energy market and raised the
importance of optimal design and operations of shale gas energy systems. This article …

High-pressure reverse osmosis for energy-efficient hypersaline brine desalination: current status, design considerations, and research needs

DM Davenport, A Deshmukh, JR Werber… - … & Technology Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Water scarcity, expected to become more widespread in the coming years, demands
renewed attention to freshwater protection and management. Critical to this effort are the …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biorenewables-resource-waste systems and modelling

M Guo, C Wu, S Chapman, X Yu, T Vinestock… - Carbon Capture Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation to a resource-circular bio-economy offers a mechanism to mitigate
climate change and environmental degradation. As advanced bioeconomy components …

Multi-criteria design of shale-gas-water supply chains and production systems towards optimal life cycle economics and greenhouse gas emissions under uncertainty

Y Chen, L He, J Li, S Zhang - Computers & chemical engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Cost optimization of osmotically assisted reverse osmosis

TV Bartholomew, NS Siefert… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We develop a nonlinear optimization model to identify minimum cost designs for osmotically
assisted reverse osmosis (OARO), a multistaged membrane-based process for desalinating …

Optimization of water-energy nexus: A network representation-based graphical approach

SD Tsolas, MN Karim, MMF Hasan - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a scalable and systematic method for the design and optimization of complex
water-energy nexus using graph theory-based network representation and a novel water …

Shale gas industry sustainability assessment based on WSR methodology and fuzzy matter-element extension model: The case study of China

Q Wang, S Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Shale gas plays an important role in energy transformation. The sustainable development of
the shale gas industry is a prerequisite for achieving an efficient, green, and long-term use of …

Degradation of shale gas produced water by magnetic porous MFe2O4 (M= Cu, Ni, Co and Zn) heterogeneous catalyzed ozone

P Liu, Y Ren, W Ma, J Ma, Y Du - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Four magnetic spinel ferrite MFe 2 O 4 (M= Co, Cu, Ni and Zn) were successfully prepared
by the auto combustion reaction method and applied to catalyze ozone for treating the …

Sustainable produced water supply chain design and optimisation: Trading-off the economic cost and environmental impact in Kuwait oil company

AB AlEdan, T Erfani - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Produced water is a large waste product generated during oil production in the oil and gas
industry. Worldwide, there is a lack of expertise and knowledge in the management of …

Game theory approach to optimal design of shale gas supply chains with consideration of economics and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions

J Gao, F You - AIChE Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article addresses the optimal design of a non‐cooperative shale gas supply chain
based on a game theory approach. Instead of assuming a single stakeholder as in …