Refinement of membrane filtration technology toward application for low energy reverse osmosis

这项研究直接解决了加拿大在开发技术以补救受产出水泄漏污染的场地方面的具体需求。它的目标是修复被石油和天然气勘探和生产产生的产出水污染的土壤。采出水是石油和天然气行业最大的单一废物流。在加拿大西部发现了许多因上游石油和天然气生产而受到历史性工艺水泄漏污染的地点。泄漏通常含有非常高水平的氯化钠，这对生态栖息地、饮用水供应和农田构成重大风险。当地的水文地质条件(例如，地下水流量和补给量低)可能会对补救工作构成重大限制，而这些地点中的许多都位于偏远地区。矩阵解决方案公司是开发环境工程解决方案的全球领先者。在与MATRIX解决方案公司的合作下，该项目致力于开发低能量反渗透技术，通过清洁提取的水和重新渗透来修复受污染的场地。

This research addresses directly Canada's specific needs for developing technologies to remediate sites contaminated by produced water spills. It is targeted at the remediation of soils contaminated by produced water resulting from oil and gas exploration and production. Produced water represents the single largest waste stream from the oil and gas industry. Numerous sites are identified across Western Canada that have been contaminated by historic process water spills as a result of upstream oil and gas production. The spills typically contain a very high level of sodium chloride, which poses significant risks to ecological habitats, drinking water supplies and agricultural lands. Local hydrogeologic conditions (e.g., low groundwater flow and recharge) can pose significant constraints for remediation, and many of these sites are in remote locations. Matrix Solutions Inc. is a global leader in developing environmental engineering solutions. In collaboration with Matrix Solutions, who has committed a generous in-kind contribution at this stage, this Engage project aims at developing low-energy reverse osmosis custom-designed for remediation of the contaminated sites via cleaning of extracted water coupled with re-infiltration.