Introduction to Green Additives in Fracking Fluids
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, has revolutionized the energy sector by enabling the extraction of oil and natural gas from previously inaccessible underground formations.
However, traditional fracking fluids, which are essential to the process, often contain a cocktail of toxic chemicals that pose significant environmental and health risks.
These fluids can lead to groundwater contamination, air pollution, and adverse effects on local ecosystems and human health. As a result, there is growing concern and regulatory pressure to mitigate these negative impacts.
In response to these concerns, the concept of green additives in fracking fluids has emerged as a promising solution.
Green additives are environmentally friendly alternatives designed to perform the same essential functions as their traditional counterparts, such as reducing friction, preventing bacterial growth, and stabilizing the wellbore, but with a significantly lower environmental footprint.
These eco-friendly compounds are typically biodegradable, non-toxic, and derived from renewable resources, addressing both ecological and public health concerns.
The shift towards green additives is driven by a combination of regulatory pressures and market demands.
Governments and regulatory bodies are increasingly enforcing stricter environmental regulations, pushing the industry to innovate and adopt sustainable practices. Concurrently, there is a rising market demand for cleaner energy solutions, with investors and consumers alike prioritizing sustainability and environmental responsibility.
In the following sections, we will delve deeper into the specific types of green additives that we are offering to the market. These include plant-based solutions, biodegradable polymers, and non-toxic biocides, among others.
Each of these additives offers unique benefits and contributes to a more sustainable approach to hydraulic fracturing.
Main Additives Used in Fracking Fluids
Fracking fluids are a combination of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing to improve the amount of oil and gas to be extracted from a well.
The fluids are a combination of water, proppant -sand- and various chemical additives, most of them highly criticized for being harmful, dangerous and polluting for humans and the environment.
Fracturing fluid contents vary depending on geography and geology.
The participation of additives within the final formula in the fracturing fluid ranges from 0.5% to 2%, plus the remainder, water and sand (or ceramic microspheres) as proppant, also called proppant.
There are many chemicals used in fracking, but most hydraulic fracturing jobs are done with a small amount of these chemicals.
Much less is made with green and sustainable additives, like the ones we offer.
The ecological option is a very short list, shorter if we take into account fracking additives manufactured from renewable resources, or biodegradable additives.
But there is an alternative to fracking sustainably: Plant-based fracking fluids. Green and sustainable fracking fluids.
At Aloetrade America LLC, we have researched and developed new eco-friendly products for use in fracking fluids.
Our products are totally natural additives, sustainable, biodegradable and made from renewable resources. We offer eco-friendly fracking fluids, all made from natural polymers.
Most of them are plant-based solutions for the fracking industry.
Our plant-based products replace some highly dangerous synthetic chemicals and produce the same results, with some savings in dosage and less risk to the staff handling them.
But fundamentally, they are ecological fracking additives.
Green fracking fluids
Our products are 100% natural and come from renewable resources. Because they are plant-based products, where aloe, nopal, yucca, moringa and chitosan are the main component.
Now, through the technological innovations of Aloetrade America LLC, we are proud to introduce our plant-based products for use in the fracking industry.
Our list of green additives for Fracking
Our fracking fluids include a corrosion inhibitor, a scale inhibitor, a biocide, a gelling agent, a friction reducer as additives for fracturing fluids and for flowback water treatment, a coagulant and a flocculant, all of them manufactured from natural polymers.
All products are formulations based on polysaccharides, enzymes and anthraquinones from aloe, cactus, cassava, moringa and chitosan.
No harmful chemicals. They are not toxic to water. They are not toxic to people. They are completely biodegradable.
They are completely safe for industry with the same results as harmful chemicals. The only reason we call them green products for the fracking industry.
A review for each fracking fluid
Gelling agent
Gelling agents are usually 0.5% of the composition of the fracking fluid.
The gelling additive thickens the water in a way that ensures that the proppant can keep the fracture open.
The sand also breaks down as a result of the reaction with the cross-linking agent and crusher, ensuring easier flow of fluid into the well.
Our product is a polysaccharide mixture (other than CAS number 068130-15-4) which is mainly composed of polysaccharides of plant origin.
ALOEGEL™ is a green and ecological product for use as a gelling agent in fracking fluid mixing. It is used to thicken water in order to suspend proppant.
ALOEGEL™ is an ecological and environmentally friendly plant-based product for use as a gelling agent in hydraulic fracturing fluids used in unconventional oil and gas operations.
ALOEGEL™ is a unique green product for use as a gelling agent in the fracking industry.
It was developed to offer a green product and a new green and sustainable option for gelation in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry.
ALOEGEL™ is a natural product made from polysaccharides obtained from natural cactus mucilage, yucca extracts and aloe vera compounds.
It is an alternative option to guar gum (CAS number 009000-30-0) and polysaccharide blends made from guar gum (CAS number 068130-15-4).
As a gelling agent, this product does not replace the use of Petroleum Distillate (CAS Number 064741-85-1) and/or Hydrotreated Light Petroleum Distillate (CAS Number 064742-47-8) as they are used as a carrier fluid for the agent. gelling.
As a gelling agent, this product does not replace the use of methanol (CAS number 000067-56-1) as it is used as a product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent.
Corrosion inhibitor
Corrosion inhibitors are usually 0.05% of the composition of the fracking fluid.
Corrosion inhibitors are used to prevent corrosion attacks on the pipeline.
NOCORGREEN FULL™ is our green and eco-friendly product for use as a corrosion inhibitor in fracking operations.
Protects housing, tubes, pipes and valves from corrosion.
NOCORGREEN FULL™ is a unique environmentally friendly product for use as a corrosion inhibitor in fracking fluids in unconventional oil and gas fields.
It was developed to offer an environmentally friendly product and a new ecological and sustainable option for the corrosion problem in the fracking industry.
NOCORGREEN FULL™ is a plant-based solution, a natural corrosion inhibitor made from natural plants, mainly aloe barbadensis miller and aloe chinensis compounds.
As a corrosion inhibitor, it is an alternative option to formic acid (CAS number 000064-18-6) and acetaldehyde (CAS number 000075-07-0) to prevent pipeline corrosion.
As a corrosion inhibitor, this product does not replace the use of isopropanol (CAS number 000067-63-0) and/or methanol (CAS number 000067-56-1), since they are used as product stabilizers or as winterizing agents.
Friction reducer
Friction reducers are usually 0.05% of the fracking fluid composition.
The product reduces the effects of friction in the pipe and remains in the formation, where it can be decomposed by high temperature and exposure to the breaker.
As a consequence, it can be completely consumed by microorganisms or, if trace amounts remain, they are returned to the produced water.
ALOEFRICRED™ AND ALOEFRICRED PLUS™ are the green and eco-friendly plant-based solution for use as friction reducers in fracking operations.
Both options reduce the friction created within the fluid, such as in tubes or small tubular systems. Reduces energy losses due to friction between the fracturing fluid and the formation.
ALOEFRICRED™ AND ALOEFRICRED PLUS™ are new and exclusive green products for use as friction reducers in oil wells, pipelines and fracking fluids in the oil and gas industry.
It was developed to offer an environmentally friendly friction reducer and a new “green” option for reducing friction in wells, pipelines and hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry.
ALOEFRICRED™ AND ALOEFRICRED PLUS™ are natural plant-based products made from cactus mucilage, yucca extracts and aloe vera compounds.
As a friction reducer, it is an alternative option to polyacrylamide (CAS number 009003-05-8) that slips water to minimize friction.
As a friction reducer, this product does not replace the use of Petroleum Distillate (CAS Number 064741-85-1) and/or Hydrotreated Light Petroleum Distillate (CAS Number 064742-47-8) as they are used as a carrier fluid for the friction reduction.
As a friction reducer, this product does not replace the use of Methanol (CAS Number 000067-56-1) and/or Ethylene Glycol (CAS Number 000107-21-1) as they are used as a Product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent .
Scale inhibitor
Scale inhibitors are usually 0.023% of the fracking fluid composition.
This product is used to prevent scale buildup in the formation and pipe by adhering to the formation.
Most of the product used returns with the produced water, and the remainder reacts with microorganisms, which decompose and consume the product.
STOPSCALE™ is a green and ecological product for use as a scale inhibitor in fracking operations. Prevents fouling in pipes and formation.
STOPSCALE™ is a unique environmentally friendly product for use as a scale inhibitor in fracking fluids in unconventional oil and gas fields.
It was developed to offer an environmentally friendly scale inhibitor and a new “green” option to the scale problem in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry.
STOPSCALE™ is a natural product made from natural ingredients such as chitosan, cactus mucilage, aloe barbadensis miller and aloe chinensis compounds.
As a scale inhibitor, it is an alternative option to Acrylamide and Sodium Acrylate Copolymer (CAS Number 025987-30-8) and/or Sodium Polycarboxylate (CAS Number N/A) and/or Phosphonic Acid Salt ( CAS number N/A), all options to avoid lime deposits in the pipe.
Biocide
Biocides are usually 0.001% of the composition of the fracking fluid.
The biocide is an additive that eliminates bacteria that can cause corrosive byproducts by reacting with microorganisms that may be present in the treatment and formation fluid.
Typically, small amounts of decomposed product are returned to the produced water.
ALOECIDE™ – ALOECIDE PLUS™ are environmentally friendly, plant-based products for use as a biocide supplement in fracking operations. The products eliminate bacteria in the water.
The ALOECIDE™ series are environmentally friendly aloe-based products for use as a biocide supplement in hydraulic fracturing fluids used in unconventional oil and gas operations, basically in shale gas, shale oil fields. and bituminous sand deposits (sand reservoirs).
They were developed with the aim of offering a sustainable, ecological and environmentally friendly product for fracking operations in the oil and gas industry.
ALOECIDE™ and ALOECIDE PLUS™ are proprietary formulations, natural products made from plant-based polysaccharides and other compounds.
They are an alternative sustainable option and can be combined with the following products for best results:
Glutaraldehyde (CAS Number 000111-30-8), Quaternary Ammonium Chloride (CAS Numbers 012125-02-9 and 061789-71-1) and/or Tetrakis Hydroxymethyl Phosphonium Sulfate (CAS Number 055566-30-8), as they all eliminate bacteria in the water that produce corrosive byproducts.
Surfactant
The surfactant reduces the surface tension of the treatment fluid in the formation. Additionally, the surfactant helps improve fluid recovery from the well once completed.
Depending on the formulation used, surfactants can react with the formation, return with the produced water, or enter the gas stream and return with the produced natural gas.
SURFACTALOE FRAC™ is a green and ecological product based on aloe and plants for use as a surfactant in fracking work. The product reduces the surface tension of the treatment fluid in the formation.
SURFACTALOE FRAC™ is an ecological product based on aloe and plants for use as a surfactant in fracking fluids used in unconventional oil and gas operations, basically in shale gas fields, shale oil and tar sands fields.
It was developed with the aim of offering a sustainable, ecological and environmentally friendly product for fracking operations in the oil and gas industry.
SURFACTALOE FRAC™ is a proprietary formulation from Aloetrade America LLC, a natural surfactant made from aloe polysaccharides and other plant-based compounds.
As a surfactant, it is an alternative option or can be combined with Laurel Sulfate (CAS number 000151-21-3) for better results, as both products are used to increase the viscosity of the fracturing fluid.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of ethanol (CAS number 000064-17-5) as it is used as a product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of naphthalene (CAS number 000091-20-3) as it is used as a carrier fluid for the active ingredients of the surfactant.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of methanol (CAS number 000064-17-5) as it is used as a product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of ethanol (CAS number 000067-56-1) as it is used as a product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of isopropyl alcohol (CAS Number 000067-63-0) as it is used as a product stabilizer and/or winterizing agent.
As a surfactant, this product does not replace the use of 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS number 000111-76-2) as it is used as a product stabilizer.
Other Eco-Friendly Solutions for Fracking Jobs
All of these products mentioned above are the basic fracking fluids used in any fracking job.
Additionally, our company offers other solutions for fracking operations, such as the following:
Products for the fracture drilling process
ALOECUREFRAC™ is a new ecological and sustainable formulation for the prevention and healing of fracture-related drilling fluid losses.
ALOECUREFRAC™ is a fluid loss control product, a new and unique environmentally friendly product for use in formulations to prevent and cure fracture-related drilling fluid loss.
It was developed to offer an environmentally friendly product and a new “green” option for the prevention of drilling fluid loss in the oil and gas industry.
ALOECUREFRAC™ is a natural product made from natural plants, mainly composed of aloe barbadensis miller and aloe chinensis.
ALOECUREFRAC™ is an ecological, sustainable and biodegradable product formulated with aloe-based polysaccharides and aloe-based cellulose.
It has been developed with the aim of offering a sustainable and ecological product for drilling operations in the oil and gas industry.
Designed to control fluid losses.
Products for the treatment of Produced Water
Coagulant for the treatment of water produced in fracking operations
COAGREEN™ is a green and ecological product for use as a coagulant in the treatment of wastewater produced by fracking operations (flowback).
It is used for the coagulation treatment of fracture reflux and produced water.
COAGREEN™ is a natural plant-based coagulant made from natural cactus mucilage and aloe vera compounds.
It can be combined with other typical chemical coagulants.
Flocculant for the treatment of water produced in fracking operations
FLOCGREEN™ is a green and ecological product for use as a flocculant in the treatment of wastewater produced in fracking works.
It is used for flocculation treatment of fracturing flowback and produced water.
FLOCGREEN™ is a new and unique green product for use as a flocculant to treat frac flowback and produced water in the fracking industry.
It was developed to offer an environmentally friendly product and a new “green” option for flocculation in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry.
FLOCGREEN™ is a natural plant-based product made from natural cactus mucilage, moringa extract and aloe vera compounds.
In conclusion, all our products for fracking jobs are:
- Made from natural ingredients
- Plant-based materials are used
- Facts from renewable resources
- They are not made from harmful chemicals
- They are not dangerous
- They are not toxic to humans and/or biodiversity
- They are not polluting
- They are biodegradable products
- They are a green option for the fracking industry
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