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Performance Analysis of Plate-and-Frame Forward Osmosis Membrane Module for Concentrating High Salinity Wastewater

고염도 폐수 농축을 위한 평판형 정삼투막 모듈의 성능 분석

  • 김유창 (열공정극한기술연구실, 한국기계연구원) ;
  • 이승윤 (열공정극한기술연구실, 한국기계연구원) ;
  • 박상진 (열공정극한기술연구실, 한국기계연구원) ;
  • 김한석 (열공정극한기술연구실, 한국기계연구원)
  • Received : 2016.08.04
  • Accepted : 2016.09.24
  • Published : 2016.12.01
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Abstract

Hydraulic fracturing of wells during oil and gas (O&G) exploration consumes large volumes of fresh water and generates larger volumes of contaminated wastewater with high salinity. It is critical to treat and reuse the O&G wastewater in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner for sustainable industrial development and for meeting stringent regulations. Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has been examined if it is a promising solution for treatment and desalination of complex industrial streams and especially fracturing flowback and produced waters. In the present study, the performances of a plate-and-frame FO membrane element and a module (6 elements combined in series) were investigated for concentrating high TDS wastewater. An FO module has achieved up to 64 % water recovery (i.e., concentration factor of 2.76) from 10,000 ppm wastewaters and can concentrate feed streams salinities to greater than 30,500 ppm.

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