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Oil and Gas Production Wastewater: Soil Contamination and Pollution Prevention

Table 2

Chemicals and chemical mixtures identified as being commonly used in hydraulic fracturing based on available sources.

Chemical nameCAS numberFormula

Acetaldehyde75-07-0C2H4O
Acetic acid64-19-7 C2H4O2
Acetone67-64-1C3H6O
Adipic acid124-04-9C6H10O4
Alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride68424-85-1Various
Ammonium chloride12125-02-9ClH4N
Ammonium persulfate7727-54-0(NH4)2S2O8
Ammonium sulfate7783-20-2(NH4)2SO4
Borate salts VariousVarious
Boric acid sodium salt1333-73-9Na3BO3
Calcium chloride10043-52-4CaCl
Calcium peroxide1305-79-9CaO2
Carbon dioxide124-38-9CO2
Carboxymethyl guar39346-76-4Various
Carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose9004-30-2Various
Carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar68130-15-4Various
Choline chloride67-48-1C5H14ClNO
Citric acid77-92-9C6H8O7
Copolymer of acrylamide and sodium acrylate25987-30-8Various
Copper compoundsVariousVarious
Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride7173-51-5C22H48ClN
Diesel fuelVariousVarious
Diethanolamine111-42-2C4H11NO2
Dimethyl dihydrogenated tallow ammonium chlorideVariousVarious
Ester saltVariousVarious
Ethanol64-17-5C2H6O
Ethyl methyl derivativesVariousVarious
Ethylene glycol107-21-1C2H6O2
Formic acid64-18-6CH2O2
Fumaric acid110-17-8C4H4O4
Glutaraldehyde111-30-8C5H8O
Glycol ethersVariousVarious
Guar gum9000-30-0Various
Isopropanol67-63-0C3H8O
Magnesium oxide1309-48-4MgO
Magnesium peroxide14452-57-4MgO2
Methanol67-56-1CH4O
Monoethanolamine141-43-5C2H7NO
Monoethylamine75-04-7C2H7N
N,n-Dimethyl formamide68-12-2C3H7NO
Naphthalene91-20-3C10H8
Nitrogen7727-37-9N2
Petroleum distillate64741-85-1Various
Phosphonic acid saltVariousVarious
Polyacrylamide9003-05-8(C3H5NO)
Polyglycol etherVariousVarious
Potassium carbonate584-08-7K2CO3
Potassium chloride7447-40-7KCl
Potassium hydroxide1310-58-3KOH
Potassium metaborate13709-94-9BKO2
Potassium persulfate7727-21-1K2O8S2
Propargyl alcohol107-19-7C3H4O
Pyridinium16969-45-2C5H6N
Quaternary ammonium chloride61789-71-1Various
Sodium carbonate497-19-8Na2CO3
Sodium chloride7647-14-5NaCl
Sodium erythorbate6381-77-7C6H7NaO6
Sodium hydroxide1310-73-2NaOH
Sodium lauryl sulfate151-21-3C12H25NaO4S
Sodium persulfate7775-27-1Na2O8S2
Sodium polycarboxylateVariousVarious
Sodium tetraborate decahydrate1303-96-4B4O7⋅2Na⋅10H2O
Tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate55566-30-8(C4H12O4P)2O4S
Tetramethyl ammonium chloride75-57-0C4H12ClN
Thioglycolic acid68-11-1C2H4O2S
Thiourea62-56-6CH4N2S
Tributyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride81741-28-8C26H56PCl
Triethanolamine zirconate101033-44-7C24H56N4O12Zr
Zirconium hydroxy lactate sodium complex113184-20-6C12H19NaO16Zr
Zirconium nitrate13746-89-9Zr(NO3)4
Zirconium sulfate14644-61-2Zr(SO4)2
1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin16079-88-2C5H6BrClN2O2
2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide10222-01-2C3H2Br2N2O
2-Bromo-3-nitrilopropionamide1113-55-9C3H3BrN2O
2-Butoxyethanol111-76-2C6H14O2

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