Development of Synthetic Aqueous Oil and Grease Standards for Determination of TOG in Produced Water: Evaluation of Alternative Methods for Application in an Offshore Environment

Produced water is present in oil and natural gas reservoirs and is transported to the surface along with the oil. Total oil and grease content (TOG) is the main parameter evaluated in this waste disposal category. Today, the validation of methods in the laboratory is not done using petroleum. The ob...

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Published in:ACS omega Vol. 8; no. 29; pp. 26317 - 26324
Main Authors: Ferraço Brant, Vinnicius, Carvalho, Rogério Mesquita de, Martins, Márcio de Oliveira, Marques, Flávia Ferreira de Carvalho, Fidalgo-Neto, Antonio Augusto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Chemical Society 25-07-2023
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Summary:Produced water is present in oil and natural gas reservoirs and is transported to the surface along with the oil. Total oil and grease content (TOG) is the main parameter evaluated in this waste disposal category. Today, the validation of methods in the laboratory is not done using petroleum. The objective of this work was to develop synthetic oily water standards that can be applied for internalization and validation in the laboratory. Oil weighing protocols, the influence of volatile compounds, and a procedure for preparing oily water with high reproducibility were studied. Synthetic oily water standards were prepared for TOG determination by gravimetric and infrared methods. Repeatability of 3.8 and 11% and accuracy of 85 and 105% were obtained using gravimetric and infrared methods. These results indicate that with the development of these standards, it is possible to validate methodologies for TOG determination using petroleum.
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ISSN:2470-1343
2470-1343
DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c02718