
Advances in Oil-Water Separation
A Complete Guide for Physical, Chemical, and Biochemical Processes
- 1st Edition - February 16, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Papita Das, Suvendu Manna, Jitendra Kumar Pandey
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 7 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 6 3 1 - 4
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Oil-Water Separation: A Complete Guide for Physical, Chemical, and Biochemical Processes discusses a broad variety of chemical, physical and biochemical processes, including skimming, membrane separation, adsorption, onsite chemical reactions, burning and usage of suitable microbial strains for onsite degradation of oil. It critically reviews all current developments in oil-water separation processes and technologies, identifies gaps and illuminates the scope for future research and development in the field. This book provides researchers, engineers and environmental professionals working in oil recovery and storage with solutions for disposal of waste oil and separation of oil from water in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way.
As the book provides a complete state-of-art overview on oil-water separation technologies, it will also ease literature searches on oil-water separation technologies.
- Provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art developments in oil-water separation methods
- Discusses the pros and cons of established processes
- Guides the reader towards the selection of the right technique/process for each oil-water separation problem
- Presents current developments on adsorbent based oil-water separation
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Section A: Overview on oil pollution and its effect on environment
- Chapter 1. An overview of oil pollution and oil-spilling incidents
- Abstract
- Outline
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Oil spill incidents
- 1.3 Case studies
- 1.4 Recovery and clean up
- 1.5 Future predictions
- 1.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. Spatiotemporal distribution of oil spill effect in the estuarine terrain of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River, West Bengal, India
- Abstract
- Outline
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Materials and methods
- 2.3 Methodology
- 2.4 Result and discussions
- 2.5 Dissolved heavy metal indices
- 2.6 Conclusion and recommendation
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 3. Oil pollution and municipal wastewater treatment: issues and impact
- Abstract
- Outline
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Methodology
- 3.3 Treatment methods of wastewater containing oil
- 3.4 Results
- 3.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 4. An overview of worldwide regulations on oil pollution control
- Abstract
- Outline
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 International laws on maritime pollution
- 4.3 1954–62 Convention and its amendments
- 4.4 International conference on marine pollution, 1973
- 4.5 MARPOL Convention—73/78
- 4.6 Oil Pollution Act, 1990
- 4.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Technological aspects of different oil and water separation advanced techniques
- Abstract
- Outline
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Advanced filtration materials
- 5.3 Advanced absorption based materials
- 5.4 Sol-gel based materials
- 5.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Impact analysis of oil pollution on environment, marine, and soil communities
- Abstract
- Outline
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Composition of petroleum hydrocarbon
- 6.3 Sources and fate of oil spill
- 6.4 Oil pollution and its impact analysis
- 6.5 Future prospects and conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7. Impact of oil exploration and spillage on marine environments
- Abstract
- Outline
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Types of pollution
- 7.3 Types of oils
- 7.4 Causes of oil pollution
- 7.5 Harmful effects of oil pollution
- 7.6 Bioaccumulation and biomagnification: marine chemistry
- 7.7 Remedies to cope up with oil pollution
- 7.8 Conclusion
- References
- Section B: Physical processes
- Chapter 8. Superhydrophobic polymeric adsorbents as an efficient oil separator
- Abstract
- Outline
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Materials used for oil/water separation
- 8.3 Polymer-based adsorbents for oil/water separation
- 8.4 Superhydrophobic polymeric adsorbents
- 8.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 9. Oil spill treatment using porous materials
- Abstract
- Outline
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Materials and characterization
- 9.3 Discussion
- 9.4 Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- References
- Chapter 10. Nanotechnological advances for oil spill management: removal, recovery and remediation
- Abstract
- Outline
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Oil pollution
- 10.3 Nanotechnology driven solutions
- 10.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 11. Carbon nanotube-based oil-water separation
- Abstract
- Outline
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Carbon nanotube-carbon-based sorbent
- 11.3 Principles of oil-water separation by carbon nanotube
- 11.4 Structure and synthesis of carbon nanotube
- 11.5 Current applications: carbon nanotube-based oil-water separation
- 11.6 Future perspective
- 11.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter 12. Nanocoated membranes for oil/water separation
- Abstract
- Outline
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Nanocoated membrane technology
- 12.3 Fundamental principles behind oil/water separation behavior
- 12.4 Current application of membranes in oily wastewater treatment
- 12.5 Morphology and structure
- 12.6 Wetting properties
- 12.7 Mechanical strength
- 12.8 Antifouling method
- 12.9 Separation performance of membranes for the oil-in-water mixture
- 12.10 Summary
- 12.11 Future perspective
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Section C: Thermo-chemical processes
- Chapter 13. Chemical stabilization of oil by elastomizers
- Abstract
- Outline
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Characteristics of oil spills
- 13.3 Oil spill stabilization/remediation techniques
- 13.4 Future perspective for oil stabilization through chemical process
- 13.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 14. Advances in burning process and their impact on the environment
- Abstract
- Outline
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Principles
- 14.3 In situ burningtechniques & current application
- 14.4 Environmental and health concerns
- 14.5 Summary
- References
- Chapter 15. Use of chemical dispersants for management of oil pollution
- Abstract
- Outline
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Hazardous effect of oil spill and its emission
- 15.3 Use of chemical dispersant
- 15.4 Principle and mechanism of chemical dispersants
- 15.5 Effectiveness and adaptability of chemical dispersants
- 15.6 National and international regulations for using chemical dispersants
- 15.7 Applications of different chemical dispersants
- 15.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 16. Brief account on the thermochemical oil-spill management strategies
- Abstract
- Outline
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Major oil spills incidents
- 16.3 Oil spill treating methods
- 16.4 Emulsifying agents
- 16.5 Impact of emulsion on ecosystem
- 16.6 Conclusion
- References
- Section D: Biological processes
- Chapter 17. Use of live microbes for oil degradation in situ
- Abstract
- Outline
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Bioremediation of oil compounds by bacteria
- 17.3 Role of bacterial oxygenases in the oil biodegradation
- 17.4 Oil-degrading fungi
- 17.5 Marine fungi
- 17.6 Soil fungi
- 17.7 Mycorrhizal fungi
- 17.8 White rot fungi
- 17.9 Fungal enzymes in bioremediation
- 17.10 In situ—mycoremediation
- 17.11 Bioaugmentation
- 17.12 Fungi bacteria consortium
- 17.13 Biostimulation
- 17.14 Biodegradation of crude oil by fresh algae
- 17.15 Effect of seaweeds (marine algae) in biodegradation
- 17.16 Cyanobacteria
- 17.17 Algal bacteria consortium
- 17.18 Factor affecting in biodegradations
- 17.19 Summary
- References
- Chapter 18. Metagenomics—an approach for selection of oil degrading microbes and its application in remediation of oil pollution
- Abstract
- Outline
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Microbes associated with degradation of oil
- 18.3 Metagenomics in oil degradation
- 18.4 Application
- 18.5 Metagenomics challenges
- 18.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 19. Potentiality of enzymes as a green tool in degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons
- Abstract
- Outline
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Role of bacteria in enzymatic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons
- 19.3 Role of algae in enzymatic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons
- 19.4 Role of fungi in enzymatic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons
- 19.5 Feasibility and technical applicability of enzymes in oil clean up
- 19.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 20. Bioremediation: an ecofriendly approach for the treatment of oil spills
- Abstract
- Outline
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Catastrophe
- 20.3 An approach to eliminate oil spills
- 20.4 Factors affecting the biodegradation efficiency
- 20.5 Role of microorganism
- 20.6 Novel approaches
- 20.7 Case studies
- 20.8 Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 21. Bioremediation of black tides: strategies involving genetically modified organisms
- Abstract
- Outline
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Conventional bioremediation strategies and their limitations
- 21.3 Switch to biological methods-“bioremediation”
- 21.4 Genetically engineered organisms (GMOS): an in situ bioremediation approach
- 21.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 22. Microbes and marine oil spills: oil-eating bugs can cure oily sea sickness
- Abstract
- Outline
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Composition of petroleum hydrocarbons
- 22.3 Impact of oil pollution on marine ecosystem
- 22.4 Occurrence and distribution of oil degrading microbial communities
- 22.5 Metabolic versatilities for oil degradation by microbes
- 22.6 Factors influencing microbial remediation of oil
- 22.7 Bioremediation/biodegradation strategies for removal of oil from contaminated sites
- 22.8 Conclusions
- 22.9 Summary
- References
- Chapter 23. Hybrid biological processes for the treatment of oily wastewater
- Abstract
- Outline
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 Methods for oily wastewater treatment
- 23.3 Biological methods
- 23.4 Biological techniques
- 23.5 Hybrid biological processes
- 23.6 Summary
- References
- Section E: Miscellaneous
- Chapter 24. Efficient management of oil waste: chemical and physicochemical approaches
- Abstract
- Outline
- Body
- 24.1 Introduction
- 24.2 Hazardous effect of waste oil
- 24.3 Chemical constituents of waste oil
- 24.4 Recycling methods of waste oil
- 24.5 Recycling products
- 24.6 Conclusion and future prospect
- References
- Chapter 25. Membrane bioreactors for the treatment of oily wastewater: pros and cons
- Abstract
- Outline
- 25.1 Oily wastewater: the origin and global trend
- 25.2 Oily wastewater: environmental impact
- 25.3 Existing oily wastewater treatment technologies
- 25.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 26. Overview on natural materials for oil water separation
- Abstract
- Outline
- 26.1 Introduction
- 26.2 Sources of oil/water mixtures
- 26.3 Composition of oil/water mixtures
- 26.4 Major processes of oil/water separation
- 26.5 Natural materials: an alternative
- 26.6 Promising natural materials for oil/water separation
- 26.7 Conclusion and further prospects
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 27. Extraction and separation of oils: the journey from distillation to pervaporation
- Abstract
- Outline
- 27.1 Introduction
- 27.2 Techniques in the extraction of oils
- 27.3 Emulsification/formation of emulsions
- 27.4 Oil-water separation or demulsification
- 27.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 16, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 566
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323899789
- eBook ISBN: 9780323886314
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Papita Das
SM
Suvendu Manna
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