Optimization of multistage membrane distillation system for treating shale gas produced water
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Title: | Optimization of multistage membrane distillation system for treating shale gas produced water |
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Authors: | Carrero-Parreño, Alba | Onishi, Viviani C. | Ruiz-Femenia, Rubén | Salcedo Díaz, Raquel | Caballero, José A. | Labarta, Juan A. |
Research Group/s: | Computer Optimization of Chemical Engineering Processes and Technologies (CONCEPT) | Estudios de Transferencia de Materia y Control de Calidad de Aguas (ETMyCCA) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Química | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Universitario de Ingeniería de los Procesos Químicos |
Keywords: | Shale gas water | Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) | Membrane distillation | Optimal configuration |
Knowledge Area: | Ingeniería Química |
Issue Date: | 15-Jun-2019 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Desalination. 2019, 460: 15-27. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2019.03.002 |
Abstract: | Thermal membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology to desalinate high-salinity wastewaters, including shale gas produced water to reduce the corresponding water footprint of fracturing operations. In this work, we introduce a rigorous optimization model with energy recovery for the synthesis of multistage direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system. The mathematical model (implemented in GAMS software) is formulated via generalized disjunctive programming (GDP) and mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP). To maximize the total amount of water recovered, the outflow brine is fixed close to salt saturation conditions (300 g·kg−1 water) approaching zero liquid discharge (ZLD). A sensitivity analysis is performed to evaluate the system's behavior under different uncertainty sources such as the heat source availability and inlet salinity conditions. The results emphasize the applicability of this promising technology, especially with low steam cost or waste heat, and reveal variable costs and system configurations depending on inlet conditions. For a produced water salinity ranging from 150 g·kg−1 water to 250 g·kg−1 water based on Marcellus play, an optimal treating cost are between 11.5 and 4.4 US$ m−3 is obtained when using low-cost steam. This cost can decrease to 2.8 US$ m−3 when waste heat from shale gas operations is used. |
Sponsor: | This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under grant agreement No. 640979. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/90149 |
ISSN: | 0011-9164 (Print) | 1873-4464 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.desal.2019.03.002 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2019 Elsevier B.V. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.03.002 |
Appears in Collections: | Research funded by the EU INV - ETMyCCA - Artículos de Revistas INV - CONCEPT - Artículos de Revistas |
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