BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
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5687 |
Capacitive desalinization treats water high in salts and heavy metals |
"Capacitive Desalinization: The capacitive desalination (deionization) or electronic water purification (EWP) process treats water high in salts and ... |
5694 |
CBM-produced water can be boiled and passed through a cooling chamber to remove contaminants |
"Distillation: Distillation is the process whereby water is boiled to form steam that is then passed through a cooling chamber and condensed to form ... |
5681 |
Comparisons ongoing between ultra-low and high pressure RO membranes |
"Reverse Osmosis: [The Colorado School of Mines is looking at] ultra-low pressure reverse osmosis membranes and compare[ing] the results to the ... |
5686 |
Cost-effective ion exchange treatments are being developed |
"Ion Exchange: Drake Engineering Incorporated is developing a cost-effective treatment process and module to meet any desired treated water quality. ... |
5682 |
Down hole separation can be used to reinject CBM-produced water |
"Down Hole Gas/Water Separation: Down hole separation utilizes specially-designed pumps that separate produced water and gas by centrifugal or ... |
5692 |
Electrodialysis uses charged membranes to attract dissolved solids in CBM-produced water |
"Electrodialysis Reversal: Electrodialysis reversal (EDR) water treatment is similar to ion exchange in that dissolved ions are attracted to ... |
5691 |
Freeze thaw-treated water meets standards for livestock watering, irrigation, and dust suppression |
"Freeze Separation Processes: FTE® (Freeze Thaw Evaporation) is a process whereby CBM-produced water is stored in a holding pond until air ... |
5683 |
In-line auger developed to remove free gas from production well fluids |
"Down Hole Gas/Water Separation: Cyclotech has developed an in-line auger (gas/liquid separator) that is designed to remove a major portion of free ... |
5685 |
Ion exchange can be used to deionize and desalinate water |
"Ion Exchange: Ion exchange is typically used to deionize, [or soften], and desalinate water for residential use... The ion exchange process ... |
5684 |
Nanofiltration is used to soften hard water; can reduce TDS by greater than 90% |
"Nanofiltration: Nanofiltration is typically used to soften hard water by removing divalent cations and low molecular weight compounds, such as humic ... |
5689 |
One freeze separation process involves freezing holding reservoirs and draining below-ice brine |
"Freeze Separation Processes: [One] process [of freeze separation] involves allowing the holding reservoir to freeze, and draining the brine that ... |
5688 |
Pilot projects for freeze separation processes conducted; Freeze Thaw Evaporation used in Alaska, Colorado, and Wyoming |
"Freeze Separation Processes: Pilot projects have been conducted in San Juan Basin, NM, Alaska, and Alberta to test the effectiveness of freezing CBM ... |
5680 |
Research ongoing to design bentonite clay membrane |
"Reverse Osmosis: [Petroleum Recovery Research Center and the University of Missouri-Rolla are conducting] innovative research is ongoing to design ... |
5678 |
Reverse osmosis uses cross-flow filtration to treat CBM-produced water |
"Reverse Osmosis: Reverse Osmosis (RO), also known as hyper filtration... utilizes cross-flow filtration of high TDS water through a high-pressure, ... |
5693 |
RSE ejects contaminated water at high velocities through a specialized nozzle into waste heat |
"Rapid Spray Evaporation: AquaSonics International has developed a Rapid Spray Evaporationâ„¢ (RSE) system of ejecting contaminated water at high ... |
5690 |
Spray freezing can be used to separate brine from frozen water |
"Freeze Separation Processes: In a process known as ‘Spray Freezing,' coal bed methane water is sprayed through a modified lawn sprinkler to ... |
5679 |
There are a number of companies developing filtration technology |
"Reverse Osmosis: There are a number of companies developing filtration technology to treat high TDS water, including Ionics RO mobile units (Ionics ... |