Optimization-based modeling and economic comparison of membrane distillation configurations for application in shale gas produced water treatment

Mohammadi Shamlou, Elmira; Vidic, Radisav; Khanna, Vikas

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115513

Title: Optimization-based modeling and economic comparison of membrane distillation configurations for application in shale gas produced water treatment

Journal Article · Thu Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Desalination

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115513· OSTI ID:1977060

Mohammadi Shamlou, Elmira ^[1]; Vidic, Radisav ^[1]; Khanna, Vikas ^[1]

Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging membrane technology with great potential for treatment of hypersaline wastewater generated by unconventional (shale) oil and gas reservoirs. However, the low energy efficiency of this technology makes the operating cost of MD systems relatively high, especially in the absence of waste heat. There are several MD configurations with inherent advantages and disadvantages and varying performance. As such, there is a need for thermo-economic optimization of MD systems in a systematic manner to assess their economic performance. Here we present an optimization framework to model and compare the performance of six MD configurations (DCMD, AGMD, PGMD, CGMD, SGMD, and VMD) in continuous recirculation mode for treatment of hypersaline wastewater. The optimization results show that AGMD with small gap size operated at low stream Reynolds number outperforms all other configurations with treatment cost of 4.57 US $/m³ of feed. However, restricting the system design to more practically relevant operating conditions, such as higher Reynolds number and larger gap size, diminishes the cost superiority of AGMD over other configurations. We also observed that treatment cost using PGMD configuration approaches those of CGMD and DCMD, particularly when modules with small gaps are used.

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Research Organization:: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), New York, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0007888; EE0007888-10-08

OSTI ID:: 1977060

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1838896

Journal Information:: Desalination, Vol. 526, Issue C; ISSN 0011-9164

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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