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Technical Feasibility of Recovering Critical Minerals from Oil and Gas Industry Produced Water

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3000079· OSTI ID:3000079
 [1];  [2]
  1. National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
  2. ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (United States)
Economic recovery of critical minerals from solid and liquid streams produced from natural resource extraction operations including Oil and Gas production, Mining, geothermal, and other industries can help alleviate shortage of the minerals important to industry. It is important to develop techniques for extraction that can be utilized at large scale to be economically viable, and to minimize waste products that require special disposal procedures. NETL and Participant will collaborate to develop and evaluate at the lab-scale, a process to recover and concentrate critical minerals from oil and gas industry produced water using a combination of physical and chemical methods, so that it may be converted into a valuable product. This effort promotes a circular economy by converting a waste stream into marketable products.
Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States); ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
OSTI ID:
3000079
Report Number(s):
DOE-NETL-AGMT--0922.PTS6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English