Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water

The removal of turbidity from produced water by chemical coagulation/flocculation method using locally available coagulants was investigated. Aluminum sulfate (alum) is selected as a primary coagulant, while calcium hydroxide (lime) is used as a coagulant aid. The performance of these coagulants was...

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Main Authors: Basma Abbas Abdulmajeed, Ass. Prof. Dr., Hussein Basim Oleiwi, PhD. student
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Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
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Online Access:http://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/399
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description The removal of turbidity from produced water by chemical coagulation/flocculation method using locally available coagulants was investigated. Aluminum sulfate (alum) is selected as a primary coagulant, while calcium hydroxide (lime) is used as a coagulant aid. The performance of these coagulants was studied through jar test by comparing turbidity removal at different coagulant/ coagulants aid ratio, coagulant dose, water pH, and sedimentation time. In addition, an attempt has been made to examine the relationship between turbidity (NTU) and total suspended solids (mg/L) on the same samples of produced water. The best conditions for turbidity removal can be obtained at 75% alum+25% lime coagulant at coagulant dose of 80 mg/l at pH 6 and 120 min for sedimentation time. At these conditions, the turbidity reading was reduced from 92 to 2.1 NTU.
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spelling doaj.art-339d6d7d36664f0eb2cc0aa8161d55c92023-08-02T06:23:45ZengUniversity of BaghdadJournal of Engineering1726-40732520-33392015-07-01217Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced WaterBasma Abbas Abdulmajeed, Ass. Prof. Dr.0Hussein Basim Oleiwi, PhD. student1College of Engineering-University of BaghdadCollege of Engineering-University of BaghdadThe removal of turbidity from produced water by chemical coagulation/flocculation method using locally available coagulants was investigated. Aluminum sulfate (alum) is selected as a primary coagulant, while calcium hydroxide (lime) is used as a coagulant aid. The performance of these coagulants was studied through jar test by comparing turbidity removal at different coagulant/ coagulants aid ratio, coagulant dose, water pH, and sedimentation time. In addition, an attempt has been made to examine the relationship between turbidity (NTU) and total suspended solids (mg/L) on the same samples of produced water. The best conditions for turbidity removal can be obtained at 75% alum+25% lime coagulant at coagulant dose of 80 mg/l at pH 6 and 120 min for sedimentation time. At these conditions, the turbidity reading was reduced from 92 to 2.1 NTU.http://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/399coagulation, turbidity, alum, produced water.
spellingShingle Basma Abbas Abdulmajeed, Ass. Prof. Dr.
Hussein Basim Oleiwi, PhD. student
Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
Journal of Engineering
coagulation, turbidity, alum, produced water.
title Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
title_full Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
title_fullStr Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
title_short Evaluation of Alum/Lime Coagulant for the Removal of Turbidity from Al- Ahdab Iraqi Oilfields Produced Water
title_sort evaluation of alum lime coagulant for the removal of turbidity from al ahdab iraqi oilfields produced water
topic coagulation, turbidity, alum, produced water.
url http://joe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/399
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