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New Developments in Membrane Technologies Used in the Treatment of Produced Water: A Review

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The use of membrane technology for produced oily water treatment has become an active area of research for both academia and industry. The search for membranes with enhanced efficiency and prolonged life time during oily water treatment has been a rallying point for many scientists. The focus of this review is on the advancement of polymeric and ceramic membrane technologies, membrane modification strategies used to mitigate membrane fouling and optimization of permeate flux, particularly for oily water systems. In addition, recent methodologies used for modeling the permeate flux decline are also highlighted.

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Abbreviations

ANFIS:

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

BDSA:

2,2\(^{\prime }\)-Benzidinedisulfonic acid

BOD:

Biochemical oxygen demand

CA:

Cellulose acetate

CFD:

Computational fluid dynamic

CFV:

Cross-flow velocity

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

COD:

Coefficient of determination

EDTA:

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

EPR:

Evolutionary polynomial regression

GA:

Genetic algorithm

GP:

Genetic programming

MF:

Microfiltration

Mp:

Trimethylolpropane

MPD:

M-phenylenediamine

NF:

Nanofiltration

NMP:

N-methylpyrrolidone

PAC:

Polyaluminium chloride

PDA:

Polydopamine

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PES:

Polyethersulfone

PET:

Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

PNIPAAM:

Poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate)

PPDA:

Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)

PPEES:

1,4-Phenylene ether ether sulfone

PPEGMA:

Poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)

PSf:

Polysulfone

PVC:

Polyvinyl chloride

PVDF:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

PVP:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

RO:

Reverse osmosis

SDS:

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

SiC:

Silicon carbide

TDS:

Total dissolved solid

TFC:

Thin film composite

TMC:

Trimesoyl chloride

TMP:

Transmembrane pressure

TOC:

Total organic carbon

TSS:

Total suspended solids

UF:

Ultrafiltration

VOF:

Volume of fluid

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    Mohamed Zoubeik, Mohamed Ismail, Amgad Salama & Amr Henni

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Zoubeik, M., Ismail, M., Salama, A. et al. New Developments in Membrane Technologies Used in the Treatment of Produced Water: A Review. Arab J Sci Eng 43, 2093–2118 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2690-0

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