Our water source has been detected as contaminated by hydrocarbons (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons broadly know as TPH). Is there any technology to help us controlling hydrocarbons in site, at the intake of a potable water station?
The best technology is FRT-AOP (Free radicals Technology-Advanced Oxidation Proccess) which genetate hydroxyl radicals to reduce TPH into carbon dioxide and water.
Best regards
Ramsey Haddad
Dr R Y Haddad (Ph. D. Post Doctoral)
Free Radicals Technology (FRT) Ltd.
April Tarry, Lower Lees Road, Old Wives Lees, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8AS England/UK
To be in a position to provide a solution you would need to provide the complete water analysis.
It is possible to remove hydrocarbons from water. Please let us know the volume of water to be treated as well as whether you have any post treatment use of the water?
There are a lot of comments here but there your post is short on data. Removing oil from water is generally easily done - many technologies will work...and work well.
1. "Source water" - for potable use? Industrial plant make up water? Food industry? Hydraluic Fracturing? Depending on your answer, the appropriateness of one possible solution versus another can change significantly.
2. What s the TPH concentration?
3. If TPH concentration is in "mg/l range" (as opposed to %s)...Do you have any droplet size data?
4. Is the oil free, dissolved or emulsified?
5. Are there (total) suspended solids (TSS) associated with the oil? (Particulate (suspended solids) are frequently involved in stabilizing emulsions even micro-emulsions. If there is 50 mg/l or greater TSS, particle size distribution data would be important information for the process selection/design. In addition, either an assay of the solids or some basic polymer testing would prove to be valuable.
I ask the above questions because they each represents major directional factors in developing a proper PFD. The intended use of the water would tell me what levels of removal are required. For example, in Produced Waters for reinjection, the treated water specs are often
Mahmoud I highly suggest you take a look at www.soleco-technology.com as Solutek is a natural and highly effective solution for treating hydrocarbon water contamination; there is noithing like it in the market today. Mark C.
You have not given a lot of detail. Therefore my solution is faily vauge also - there is a strong possibility that you may be able to sort this out by the application of electrocoagulation.
Good luck
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by Wayne Pozarycki, ZBiG Consult - Managing Director
the solution depends, at first, on the type of the water source and the cause of the contamination. Kindly specify these elements.
Here in France, with BRGM (a para-public organisation) we were able to stop the pollution cause, and eliminate the contaminant from the water source, not only on the water uptake. For example, thanks to simulation softwares, COV "Organic Volatil Compound", HAP "Aromatic Hydrocabonic Policyclics" and PolyChlorophenyls... were contained and eliminated from underground water.
It exist specific process for each case. I invite you to check the following website:
Yes, there are many methods. We need to know analysis and concentrations. Any free oil o all dissolved compounds. take care you analyse the whol sample and not after filtration only. Best regards, Jan Koning
We specialize and have succesfully applied the eco-tech system of Constructed Wetlands to treat produced water contaminated with hydrocarbons. To give you an example, in Oman, we have built one of the largest constructed wetland facilities in Nimr (Nimr Water Treatment Plant) to treat 120,000 m3/d of produced water. TPH is completely removed from water (99% removal). Advantages for the technology is minimum operational costs, no energy consumption (we use gravity flow), low maintenance since there are no mechanical parts, environmental character given that the main element of the system is reeds. The technology is particularly appropriate for onsite treatment even in remote areas.
I would be happy to provide you any further information about the technology and our company (Bauer).
Please let us know the source of water and submit the Physical , Chemical and Biological analysis report through an NABL approved water testing laboratory for us to know the water quality and provide the required solution.