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Removal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material From Flowback/Produced Water From the Hydraulic Fracturing Process

Liberati, Blake P.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438968751

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2015, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) is present in many of the deep Marcellus shale deposits in the Appalachian Basin. During the hydraulic fracturing process these radioactive particles are brought to the surface with the Flowback/Produced (F/P) water. Currently, the primary way to dispose of this contaminated water is through the use of deep injection wells. However, this process can be extremely expensive due to the limited number of injection wells near the production source. For this reason, treatment options are being investigated. Two key ways to remove radium from a water supply exist; ion exchange and barium sulfate coprecipitation. Under ideal conditions these processes have been shown to effectively remove 97-99% of radium from water. However these treatments are sensitive to the physical and chemical composition of the water source. In this study these different treatment options will be evaluated. First a set of batch experiments will evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment options, as well as radium selectivity when other ions are present in solution. Second a bench scale column experiment will show the sorbent breakthrough profile. The results of this testing will be used to design on-site treatment as an alternative to the costly transportation and disposal costs of F/P water through deep injection wells.
Ben Stuart (Advisor)
Natalie Kruse (Committee Member)
Jason Trembly (Committee Member)
Deb McAvoy (Committee Member)
106 p.
Civil Engineering; Conservation; Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Experiments; Physical Chemistry; Radiation; Technology
NORM; ion exchange; zeolite; radium; ra-226; clinoptilolite; fracking

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  • Liberati, B. P. (2015). Removal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material From Flowback/Produced Water From the Hydraulic Fracturing Process [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438968751

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Liberati, Blake. Removal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material From Flowback/Produced Water From the Hydraulic Fracturing Process . 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438968751.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Liberati, Blake. "Removal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material From Flowback/Produced Water From the Hydraulic Fracturing Process ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438968751

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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