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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author | Basma Abbas Abdulmajeed, Ass. Prof. Dr. Hussein Basim Oleiwi, PhD. student |
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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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