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Solid Waste and Industrial Wastewater Treatment in Oil and Gas Industry

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 5958

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Dr. Mostafa Ghasemi Baboli

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Chemical Engineering Section, Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Sohar 311, Oman
Interests: waste treatment; desalination; microbial fuel cell; polymeric membrane; renewable energy
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Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

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Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Interests: membrane technology; nanostructured materials; hemodialysis; reverse osmosis; fuel cell; nanofiltration; ultrafiltration
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Prof. Dr. Mostafa Rahimnejad

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Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Interests: microbial fuel cell; sensor; biosensor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The exploration, extraction, and production of oil and gas, and the conversion on them to useful compounds, are associated with the use and production of a large amount of water, and some hazardous and toxic chemicals that cause pollution and environmental damage. Domestic resources of oil and gas have been developed since 19th century, and new techniques surrounding the injection of fluids aim to increase the yield and production of new materials. However, the largest amount of waste from the oil and gas industry is produced water; altneratively, different solid wastes such as oily sludge and oily sands are formed in the activities of oil and gas industries which have different impacts on the environment and human’s health. Thus, the treatment and disposal of these large amount of waste are significant points for any company, as they can spread the illness and disease, and also harm the environment, disturb lands, and impact marine ecosystems.

Dr. Mostafa Baboli
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Prof. Dr. Mostafa Rahimnejad
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Keywords

  • solid waste
  • produced water
  • treatment
  • disposal, environment
  • forward osmosis
  • membrane
  • fuel cell
  • sanitarry landfills
  • sea dumping
  • incineration
  • composting

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Heat Transfer Characteristics of Oil-Based Drill Cuttings in Thermal Desorption Chambers
by Maoren Wang and Yucheng Liu
Processes 2023, 11(5), 1374; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11051374 - 02 May 2023
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Thermal desorption technologies have been extensively applied for the disposal of oil-based drill cuttings. Fluent-software-based phase changes in multiphase flow models within thermal desorption chamber temperature field simulations were examined to study the effects of oil-based drill cuttings fluid content and feed rates, [...] Read more.
Thermal desorption technologies have been extensively applied for the disposal of oil-based drill cuttings. Fluent-software-based phase changes in multiphase flow models within thermal desorption chamber temperature field simulations were examined to study the effects of oil-based drill cuttings fluid content and feed rates, nitrogen content, thermal desorption chamber length and diameter, and extraction tube position on the thermal desorption chamber and temperature field. Our results demonstrate that these factors had a considerable influence on the temperature field of the chamber, with the liquid content of the oil-based drill cuttings having the greatest influence. The heat transfer process was enhanced by appropriately increasing the diameter and length of the chamber and reasonably setting the extraction tube. When the chamber length was insufficient, there was a risk that the outlet temperature would be extremely low and the oil content of the residue would exceed the standard. The higher the feeding and nitrogen entering rates of the oil cuttings, the higher the liquid content of the oil cuttings and the lower the temperature in the chamber. Based on the heat transfer characteristics of the oil-based drill cuttings in the thermal desorption chamber, this study provides a theoretical basis for the design and application of oil-bearing cutting thermal desorption devices. Full article
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A Simulation Study of the Effect of HCNG Fuel and Injector Hole Number along with a Variation of Fuel Injection Pressure in a Gasoline Engine Converted from Port Injection to Direct Injection
by Javad Zareei, José Ricardo Nuñez Alvarez, Yolanda Llosas Albuerne, María Rodríguez Gámez and Ángel Rafael Arteaga Linzan
Processes 2022, 10(11), 2389; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10112389 - 14 Nov 2022
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The number of injector holes and the fuel-injection pressure in an internal combustion engine can affect engine performance and exhaust emissions. Conversion of a port-injection gasoline engine to an HCNG direct-injection engine improves engine performance and exhaust emissions. In addition, increasing the injection [...] Read more.
The number of injector holes and the fuel-injection pressure in an internal combustion engine can affect engine performance and exhaust emissions. Conversion of a port-injection gasoline engine to an HCNG direct-injection engine improves engine performance and exhaust emissions. In addition, increasing the injection pressure helps to increase engine performance. In this study, AVL Fire software was used to perform simulation by certain adjustments. The injection pressure was applied in mods of 15, 20, and 25 bars, the injector holes numbers were 3 and 6, the compression ratio changed from 10:1 to 14:1, and the amount of hydrogen enrichment to natural gas was in mods of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%. This paper discusses the items above with regard to power, torque, combustion chamber pressure, fuel conversion efficiency, and exhaust emissions. The result determined that increasing the number of injector holes improves the performance engine and reduces CO emission so that the contour plots confirmed the balanced distribution of temperature and pressure. According to obtained results, maximum engine performance improved from 2.5% to 5% at different speeds and 30% added hydrogen, 25 bar injection pressure, and 6-hole injectors. The amount of CO decreased by approximately 30%, and NOx increased by about 10%. Full article
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Challenges and Construction Applications of Solid Waste Management in Middle East Arab Countries
by Osama Ibrahim, Ghassan Al-Kindi, Mohsin Usman Qureshi and Salma Al Maghawry
Processes 2022, 10(11), 2289; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10112289 - 04 Nov 2022
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Over the past few decades, solid waste production, specifically construction waste, in Middle Eastern Arab countries has dramatically increased. This is characterized by several factors, including rapid urbanization, common food wasting habits, diverse culture, lack of proper planning of solid waste processes, insufficient [...] Read more.
Over the past few decades, solid waste production, specifically construction waste, in Middle Eastern Arab countries has dramatically increased. This is characterized by several factors, including rapid urbanization, common food wasting habits, diverse culture, lack of proper planning of solid waste processes, insufficient equipment, as well as lack of proper funding. The exponential growth in solid waste generation rates has led to hazards to health and the environment, causing issues related to air and water pollution under the already increasing pressure of climate change. In this review, we analyze the current solid waste challenges in 13 Arab countries, common diseases, and actual projects applied. The selection of Arab countries was mainly based on the countries with the highest population as well as the availability of data in the field of study. This review also highlights the efforts of the Arab governments that implemented several pilot projects that are not sustainable or effective in the long term. We discuss the main issues facing each Arab country and the main challenges they have in common, as well as the potential to use the great amounts of construction waste in these countries. It is recommended that proper disposal and collection plans should be prioritized in the municipalities’ agendas since air and water pollution represent the main challenge in all Arab countries. Adequate treatment, recycling, and compost production facilities should be initiated and monitored regularly to take advantage of the relatively high percentage of organic matter in most Arab countries. Proper cooperation between the informal sector, private companies, and governments should be ensured in order to achieve long-term goals in the solid waste management (SWM) sector in MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) Arab countries. This review provides a comprehensive study of the construction waste in MENA Arab countries that will help reach the goal of achieving sustainable countries. Full article
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