<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Magnetic material may be added to proppant, as the magnetic marker allows to determine the range and efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. However, magnetic proppant may be also used in flowback fluid treatment and monitoring of environmental pollution. As a result of shale gas hydraulic fracturing, large volume of flowback fluid is created. Flow back fluid have similar properties to fracturing fluid, but it is potentially enriched with large amount of salts and organic compounds leached from shale. Magnetic proppant may serve as a heterogeneous catalyst during organic pollutants decomposition. Additionally, in case of leakage and consequently the fracturing fluid pollution, magnetic proppant is placed into the soil environment. It can be detected using magnetometric methods. This article discusses the above-mentioned issues based on the knowledge and experience of the authors and the literature review.</p></abstract>

Magnetic material may be added to proppant, as the magnetic marker allows to determine the range and efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. However, magnetic proppant may be also used in flowback fluid treatment and monitoring of environmental pollution. As a result of shale gas hydraulic fracturing, large volume of flowback fluid is created. Flow back fluid have similar properties to fracturing fluid, but it is potentially enriched with large amount of salts and organic compounds leached from shale. Magnetic proppant may serve as a heterogeneous catalyst during organic pollutants decomposition. Additionally, in case of leakage and consequently the fracturing fluid pollution, magnetic proppant is placed into the soil environment. It can be detected using magnetometric methods. This article discusses the above-mentioned issues based on the knowledge and experience of the authors and the literature review.

Multipurpose Usage of Magnetic Proppantsduring Shale Gas Exploitation

Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Magnetic material may be added to proppant, as the magnetic marker allows to determine the range and efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. However, magnetic...

Multipurpose Usage of Magnetic Proppantsduring Shale Gas Exploitation

Publié en ligne: 15 avr. 2019

Pages: 37 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0017

Mots clés
magnetic proppant, shale gas, heterogeneous catalysis, hydraulic fracturing, wastewater treatment, magnetometry

© 2019 Jan Bogacki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Multipurpose Usage of Magnetic Proppantsduring Shale Gas Exploitation

Publié en ligne: 15 avr. 2019

Pages: 37 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0017

Mots clésmagnetic proppant, shale gas, heterogeneous catalysis, hydraulic fracturing, wastewater treatment, magnetometry

© 2019 Jan Bogacki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
magnetic proppant, shale gas, heterogeneous catalysis, hydraulic fracturing, wastewater treatment, magnetometry