Assessment of desalination technologies for treatment of a highly saline brine from a potential CO2 storage site

Kaplan, Ruth; Mamrosh, Darryl; Salih, Hafiz H.; Dastgheib, Seyed A.

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2016.11.018

Title: Assessment of desalination technologies for treatment of a highly saline brine from a potential CO₂ storage site

Journal Article · Sat Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Desalination

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2016.11.018· OSTI ID:1332082

^[1]; Mamrosh, Darryl ^[2]; Salih, Hafiz H. ^[1]; Dastgheib, Seyed A. ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL (United States)
Trimeric Corp., Buda, TX (United States)

Brine extraction is a promising strategy for the management of increased reservoir pressure, resulting from carbon dioxide (CO₂) injection in deep saline reservoirs. The extracted brines usually have high concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) and various contaminants, and require proper disposal or treatment. In this article, first by conducting a critical review, we evaluate the applicability, limits, and advantages or challenges of various commercially available and emerging desalination technologies that can potentially be employed to treat the highly saline brine (with TDS values >70.000 ppm) and those that are applicable to a ~200,000 ppm TDS brine extracted from the Mt. Simon Sandstone, a potential CO₂ storage site in Illinois, USA. Based on the side-by-side comparison of technologies, evaporators are selected as the most suitable existing technology for treating Mt. Simon brine. Process simulations are then conducted for a conceptual design for desalination of 454 m³/h (2000 gpm) pretreated brine for near-zero liquid discharge by multi-effect evaporators. In conclusion, the thermal energy demand is estimated at 246kWh perm³ of recoveredwater, ofwhich 212kWh/m³ is required for multiple-effect evaporation and the remainder for salt drying. The process also requires additional electrical power of ~2 kWh/m³.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026136

OSTI ID:: 1332082

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1396575

Journal Information:: Desalination, Vol. 404, Issue C; ISSN 0011-9164

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