Purification of Produced Water from a Sour Oilfield in South Kuwait. 2. Oil-Water Separation and Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate — Oak Academic Publishing
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Purification of Produced Water from a Sour Oilfield in South Kuwait. 2. Oil-Water Separation and Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate
Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
1 Department of Biology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
3 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
4 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
5 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
6 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
7 Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Oil-water separation for produced water (PW) originating from an oil extraction site in South Kuwait was carried out using bleached, esterified cellulosic material from used coffee grounds. Thereafter, earth-alkaline metal ions, specifically calcium ions, of the de-oiled PW were removed by precipitation with sodium carbonate to give access to pure sodium chloride as industrial salt from the remaining PW. While the purity of the precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) depends on the precipitation conditions, CaCO 3 of up to 95.48% purity can be obtained, which makes it a salable product. The precipitation of CaCO 3 decreases the amount of calcium ions in PW from 11,300 ppm to 84 ppm.
KeywordsProduced WaterOil and GasBleached BiomassAdsorption FiltrationCrystallization of Calcium Chloride
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