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Transforming Industries with Nanobubble Water Treatment

Many major industries produce massive amounts of polluted water every day. The eco-friendly way to handle that water is to treat it for reuse. Unfortunately, the treatment methods available are often either too expensive, bad for the environment or both. However, Nano Gas™ nanobubble water treatment solutions are an eco-friendly and financially superior option for multiple industries.

Currently, we’re focusing on three industries where we make the most significant impact: produced water treatment, enhanced oil recovery and lagoon wastewater treatment. Here’s how we’ve worked alongside companies and communities in each of these industries to provide custom solutions to their problems.

Lagoon Wastewater Treatment with Nanobubbles

Out-of-compliance lagoons are a major threat to the health and wellbeing of communities around our country. These lagoons contain water full of algae, methane, sludge and foul odors. Not only are these lagoons unpleasant to look at and smell, but they also often produce noxious fumes that are unsafe for humans and animals. Furthermore, standard solutions like dredging are often too expensive for the small communities affected.

Nano Gas™ Environmental provides a full range of services for these communities, including analysis and operation of all necessary equipment. Our oxygen nanobubbles activate bacteria that eat the sludge, eliminate algae and methane, and stop odors. Because the bubbles are less buoyant than water, they stay suspended in the lagoon to enable bacteria to consume sludge clogging the bottom.

Rural communities enjoy these benefits as we transform their lagoons:

Elimination of harmful algae blooms and methane within a week
Increased lagoon capacity and restoration of wildlife to the area
Costs 80% less than standard dredging

A treatment device sits in the middle of a pond

Produced Water Treatment with Nanobubbles

The oil industry produces over 12 billion gallons of polluted water every day. This water cannot be reused because it contains corrosive sulfides, grit or suspended solids and oil. The standard method for treating this water is to use hazardous chemicals in multimillion-dollar saltwater disposal (SWD) wells. Not only is this method expensive, but it also causes earthquakes when corrosive water is injected into the ground.

Nano Gas™ nanobubble solutions are a much less expensive and safer alternative to SWD wells. Instead of using hazardous chemicals, nanobubbles naturally clean the water by separating it from the oil, remediating the sulfides and dropping the suspended solids. Unlike other nanobubbles, our bubbles don’t clog in this polluted water since they use no membranes. Because of this, ours is the optimal solution for this task.

This treatment has significant benefits for the oil and gas industry:

Make the treated water available for reuse in oil production
Conserve fresh water that would have been used in the oil production process
Reduce corrosion and operating costs at SWD wells

Enhanced Oil Recovery

The oil industry isn’t as successful at producing oil as it could be. The problem is oil often sticks to the geology, especially in tight cracks, making the extraction process difficult. Currently, most oil companies use chemicals and fracking to get to this oil. These expensive and sometimes ineffective methods can be hazardous to the environment.

Nanobubble water treatment technology is a safer alternative to chemicals and fracking. When injected into oil wells, the nanobubbles stick to the formation and kick the oil off it so that it flows more easily. The bubbles are so small that they reach even the tiniest of cracks where proppant or sand would be too large. They also create a smooth surface on the formation so that the oil flows over it with less friction when pumped.

As a result, the oil industry enjoys these amazing benefits:

Increase oil well production without using chemicals
Recover oil with less energy and no fracking
Reduce the cost of oil production by increasing productivity

Help Us Continue to Transform Industries

We’re thrilled with the impact we’ve been able to make on these industries so far, but this is just the beginning. With your support, we will continue to provide affordable and sustainable solutions for more companies and communities.

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