VALUABLE MINERAL RECOVERY AND ALTERNATIVE UTILIZATION OF PRODUCED WATER THROUGH A NOVEL PROCESS THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATIVE PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING THREE BENEFICIAL USES FOR PRODUCED WATER-- VALUABLE MINERAL RECOVERY, CARBON FIXATION, AND IRRIGATION WATER GENERATION. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH BENCH-SCALE TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION OF KEY STEPS IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS, FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION OF A PRE-PILOT PRODUCED WATER PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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