Produced water is a mixture of oil and water, which is much more difficult to treat than general water and is the largest waste stream generated by the oil and gas industry.

Produced water treatment requires media filtration technology. Traditional filter media are anthracite or walnut shells. Now a new type of media - hydrophilic fiber balls, also known as modified fiber balls, is an ideal solution for produced water treatment.

This modified fiber media has either oleophobic or oleophilic properties. Oleophobic means the properties of the fiber have been altered to repel oil, allowing it to be easily backwashed, while oleophilic means the properties of the fiber have been altered to attract oil. These fibers are able to reduce oil concentrations in produced water from levels as high as 1,000 ppm to less than 1 ppm.

As the wastewater flows through the compressed fiber balls, oil droplets and suspended solids are removed with an accuracy of up to 2-5 μm. Smaller sized oil droplets can also be removed by adsorption. Despite high levels of suspended solids and oil, the media does not become dirty or clogged because the fibers continuously repel the oil. The fiber ball application is ideal for treating wastewater and produced water containing high levels of oil and suspended solids.

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