OriginOil, developer of technology to convert algae into renewable crude oil, has revealed that a chemical-free process developed for algae harvesting may also help clean up the water produced in oil well water flooding and hydraulic fracturing.
Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO, said: “Our research team has learned that extracting petroleum and contaminants from water is very much like extracting algae.
“They are both very hard to remove without using chemicals and heavy machinery. Our innovative chemical-free, high flow and low-energy process holds promise for the billions of gallons of water used daily in the oil and gas industry worldwide.
“It seems that in addition to helping create the renewable energy market of the future, we may add value to a massive existing energy market. We will continue to investigate and report on this promising new application of our technology.”
Source: OriginOil
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