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dewatering
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process of removing water from water-base drilling mud. Dewatering can involve chemical treatment for the flocculation and aggregation of solids followed by mechanical ...
water clarification
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process of removing colloidal materials from water. A chemical coagulant (for example, alum) or a chemical flocculant (for example, polymer) or both are added to the water. ...
coalescence
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process of droplet growth as small drops merge together when they come in contact. If this occurs repeatedly, a continuous liquid phase forms. Through this phenomenon, ...
biodegradation
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process by which complex molecules are broken down by micro-organisms to produce simpler compounds. Biodegradation can be either aerobic (with oxygen) or anaerobic (without ...
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