Title
Polymeric membranes for treatment of produced water on offshore plateform
Conference Dates
June 19-24, 2016
Abstract
Introduction
Phase separation using non-solvent coagulation of a polymer solution is the most widespread industrial process to manufacture membranes. Large solvent quantity is then use that it complicates the overall process and may lead to environmental and health problems. Knowing that polymer concentration is usually in the range 15-20 % and coagulation and washing baths require to be often renewed, large amounts of aqueous solutions must be treated. For instance 10 m2 of ultrafiltration membrane need about 1 to 1.5 kg of solvent.
Our objective in this proposal is to develop a novel process for membrane mass production in agreement with the principles of green chemistry. The main technical and economic output of using water instead organic solvents should consist in a simplification of the manufacturing process by lowering wastes and recycling. Environmental outputs will be a safer process, more economic on atoms, limiting the wastes and applicable to renewable naturally-occurring polymers.
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Recommended Citation
King Wo Li, Amira HANAFIA, Jean-Pierre Mericq, Damien Quemener, Catherine Faur, Andre Deratani, and Denis Bouyer, "Polymeric membranes for treatment of produced water on offshore plateform" in "5th International Congress on Green Process Engineering (GPE 2016)", Franco Berruti, Western University, Canada Cedric Briens, Western University, Canada Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2016). https://dc.engconfintl.org/gpe2016/42