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You are viewing BMP records related to the Coal Bed Methane-Produced Water: Management Options for Sustainable Development (Draft) publication.

BMP ID Short Title Text of BMP
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 ...
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