Oil spill cleanup using vacuum technique

Mazmdouh T. Ghannam; Omar Chaalal

doi:10.1016/S0016-2361(02)00383-6

Oil spill cleanup using vacuum technique

Mazmdouh T. Ghannam, Omar Chaalal

Department of Chemical & Petroleum

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Abstract

A vacuum technique is established for oil spill cleanup. It consists of environmental tank, oil-collecting unit, vacuum system, and air distributors. The vacuum technique is found very effective under all possible operating conditions. Several operating parameters are investigated such as hole arrangement (vertical and horizontal slots), air distributors location (one-side and two-sides strategies), air volumetric flow rate over the range of 0.0-0.667×10^-3m³/s, salinity concentration (0.0-30kgNaCl/m³), temperature (5-35°C), amount of crude oil added (0.25×10^-3-10^-3m³), and surfactant concentration (0.0-0.3% of Triton X-100). The installation and implementation of the vacuum technique are quick, simple, and efficient. The proposed technique does not require any further processes to extract the crude oil. It provides excellent economical operating results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	789-797
Number of pages	9
Journal	Fuel
Volume	82
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(02)00383-6
Publication status	Published - May 2003

Keywords

Interfacial tension
Oil spill
Salinity
Surfactant
Viscosity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering(all)
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Organic Chemistry

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