Research Article

Chemical Oxidation for Oil Separation from Oilfield Produced Water under UV Irradiation Using Titanium Dioxide as a Nano-Photocatalyst by Batch and Continuous Techniques

Table 1

Constituents of oilfield produced water used in this study.

ConstituentConcentration mg·l−1

Oil59.55
pH6.86
TDS137800
TSS21
Calcium7840
Magnesium2352
HCO3263
Dissolved oxygen content0.07
Manganese3
Zinc1
Chrome0.2
Iron0.35
Sulphate3763
Chloride107192
Nickel0.2