Bioinspired superwetting oil–water separation strategies have received significant attention
for their potential in addressing global water scarcity and aquatic pollution challenges. Over …

The development and production of oil and gas fields would eventually result in a
considerable amount of oily generated water, posing serious risks to humans and the …

With the advent of modern drilling technology namely sand-tar, hydraulic fracturing and
enhanced oil recovery, the amount of waste water to be treated before reuse and/or …

Produced water is the largest waste stream generated in oil and gas industries. It is a
mixture of different organic and inorganic compounds. Due to the increasing volume of …

Air-water micronanobubbles MNBs can be produced by four different methods and be used
to improve (1) oxygen transfer in microbiological processes with high consumption rate,(2) …

This comprehensive review focuses on treatment technologies for produced water, with a
particular emphasis on membrane-based systems. These systems offer significant …

Water contamination by pollutants has become one of the most critical health problem
worldwide. In the current era, the supply of high-quality drinking water to the society with …

Microbubble-based methods, in recent times, have been widely used for purification of water
and wastewater. Microbubbles have several physicochemical properties, which make them …

Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) process was investigated to treat oil produced
water. Polymeric membranes were used in this investigation. The tested polymeric …

Produced water from alkali/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding was more difficult to treat than
that from water flooding due to large quantities of residual chemicals (alkali, surfactant and …