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BMP ID: 5690
Title: Spray freezing can be used to separate brine from frozen water
Text: "Freeze Separation Processes: In a process known as ‘Spray Freezing,' coal bed methane water is sprayed through a modified lawn sprinkler to form a cone of ice. The ice cone contains the purer quality water while the brine water runs off to another treatment pond or facility for secondary treatment and/or disposal."
Source Publication Name: Coal Bed Methane-Produced Water: Management Options for Sustainable Development (Draft)
Citation Section: Section V: CBM-Produced Water Treatment Alternatives
Citation Page: 56
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Northern Plains Resource Council
2401 Montana Ave, Ste. 200
Billings, MT  59101  USA
Phone:406-248-1154     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail:info@nprcmt.org
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2009-06-12 07:22 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-06-12 07:22 UTC