scholarly journals Coco Peat as Agricultural Waste Sorbent for Sustainable Diesel-Filter System

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2468
Author(s):  
Gayathiri Verasoundarapandian ◽  
Nur Nadhirah Zakaria ◽  
Noor Azmi Shaharuddin ◽  
Khalilah Abdul Khalil ◽  
Nurul Aini Puasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sorption Capacity ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Packing Density ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Natural Sorbent ◽  
Filter System ◽  
Burman Design ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
Diesel Filter

Oil spill incidents are hazardous and have prolonged damage to the marine environment. Management and spill clean-up procedures are practical and rapid, with several shortcomings. Coco peat (CP) and coco fibre (CF) are refined from coconut waste, and their abundance makes them desirable for diesel spillage treatment. Using a filter-based system, the selectivity of coco peat sorbent was tested using CP, CF and peat-fibre mix (CPM). CP exhibited maximal diesel sorption capacity with minimal seawater uptake, thus being selected for further optimisation analysis. The heat treatment considerably improved the sorption capacity and efficiency of diesel absorbed by CP, as supported by FTIR and VPSEM–EDX analysis. Conventional one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) examined the performance of diesel sorption by CP under varying parameters, namely temperature, time of heating, packing density and diesel concentration. The significant factors were statistically evaluated using response surface methodology (RSM) via Plackett–Burman design (PB) and central composite design (CCD). Three significant (p < 0.05) factors (time, packing density and diesel concentration) were identified by PB and further analysed for interactions among the parameters. CCD predicted efficiency of diesel absorbed at 59.92% (71.90 mL) (initial diesel concentration of 30% v/v) and the experimental model validated the design with 59.17% (71.00 mL) diesel sorbed at the optimised conditions of 14.1 min of heating (200 °C) with packing density of 0.08 g/cm3 and 30% (v/v) of diesel concentration. The performance of CP in RSM (59.17%) was better than that in OFAT (58.33%). The discoveries imply that natural sorbent materials such as CP in oil spill clean-up operations can be advantageous and environmentally feasible. This study also demonstrated the diesel-filter system as a pilot study for the prospective up-scale application of oil spills.

scholarly journals On Deck Oil Spill Clean-Up Materials – Solution for Engine Rooms

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Ubowska ◽  
Katarzyna Jowtuch
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Natural Sorbents ◽  
Intended Application ◽  
Sorbent Material ◽  
Engine Room ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sorbent Materials

Abstract The presence of flammable substances nearby hot surfaces in the engine rooms pose a fire hazard. Therefore the quick and effective removal of oil spills from these areas is of utmost importance. The simplest way is to use sorbent materials having the capacity to absorb oil substances. Oil sorbents comprise of a wide range of organic, inorganic and synthetic products. The choice of form and type of sorbent material depends on the intended application: type of spill, its size and location. The article describes the results of studies aimed to compare the absorbency of selected natural and synthetic sorbents in the context of their application in case of an oil spill in the engine room. Although the natural sorbents should not be used in water, because they absorb it and can in addition contaminate the seabed, they can be used to remove oil spills on the ship. After used they can be disposed on the ship by burning.

scholarly journals A review on oil spill clean-up using bio-sorbent materials with special emphasis on utilization of kenaf core fibers

BioResources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 8394-8416
Author(s):  
Jen Yen Tan ◽  
Siew Yan Low ◽  
Zhen Hong Ban ◽  
Parthiban Siwayanan
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Absorbent Material ◽  
Kenaf Core ◽  
Oil Absorbent ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
The Many

Thousands of oil spill incidents regrettably have occurred on a daily basis around the globe. Oil spills are a form of pollution that poses major catastrophic threats to marine ecosystems. Oil spill incidents commonly occur in the middle of the ocean, and the process to remove the oil becomes a great challenge. Absorbents, due to their good oil-absorbing characteristics, are becoming more popular nowadays as one of the effective oil spill clean-up methods. Among the many types of oil absorbents, plant fibers were also being studied to remove the oil spills from the sea surface. This paper reviews factors leading to oil spills, the detrimental effect of the oil spill on the environment, the oil spill removal methods, and the application of plant fibers as oil absorbent material. The paper also will highlight the latest development on the utilization of kenaf core fibers as oil-absorbent material and the use of oil absorbed kenaf core fibers as fuel briquette by taking advantage the high calorific value of the oil spill.

scholarly journals Cleanup of Water Surface from Oil Spills Using Natural Sorbent Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Rotar Olga ◽  
V. Iskrizhitskaya Darina ◽  
A. Iskrizhitsky Alexandr ◽  
А.Oreshina Alexandra
Keyword(s):  
Water Surface ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Natural Sorbent ◽  
Sorbent Materials

scholarly journals Activated Carbon from Bamboo and Banana Wood Fibers as Adsorbent Materials for the Removal of Oil Samples

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2701-2714
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Sorption Capacity ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Total Pore Volume ◽  
Wood Fibers ◽  
Activation Temperature ◽  
Chemical Test ◽  
Banana Fibers

Over the past years and present, the expanding number of oil spills occurrences has gotten an overwhelming chemical test to the marine or oceanic environment, and the environmental issues around the globe are becoming more problematic and more acute, be it oil spills or effluents caused by oil and gas or petrochemical industries. The main point of this current investigation is the synthesis of activated carbon (AC) from various agricultural waste materials, bamboo, and banana fibers, as one of the most promising methodologies or applications in treating oil spills constitutes high sorption capacity. The physicochemical feature of the synthesized AC samples was analyzed by FTIR spectra and N2 physisorption. More specifically, the AC samples derived from bamboo (BAMB-AC) at activation temperature 550 ℃ indicate the highest specific surface area (2,760.47 m2/g), and sorption capacity at 3.3678 g/g with the total pore volume, mesopore volume, external surface area being 3.364 cm3/g, 1.811 cm3/g, and 1,601.634 m2/g, respectively, and maximum oil sorption capacity at 4.418 g/g for BANA-AC with activation ratio 7:1 (H3PO4), and surface area at 2,172.234 m2/g.

scholarly journals A review on oil spill clean-up using bio-sorbent materials with special emphasis on utilization of kenaf core fibers

BioResources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 8394-8416
Author(s):  
Jen Yen Tan ◽  
Siew Yan Low ◽  
Zhen Hong Ban ◽  
Parthiban Siwayanan
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
Absorbent Material ◽  
Kenaf Core ◽  
Oil Absorbent ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
The Many

Thousands of oil spill incidents regrettably have occurred on a daily basis around the globe. Oil spills are a form of pollution that poses major catastrophic threats to marine ecosystems. Oil spill incidents commonly occur in the middle of the ocean, and the process to remove the oil becomes a great challenge. Absorbents, due to their good oil-absorbing characteristics, are becoming more popular nowadays as one of the effective oil spill clean-up methods. Among the many types of oil absorbents, plant fibers were also being studied to remove the oil spills from the sea surface. This paper reviews factors leading to oil spills, the detrimental effect of the oil spill on the environment, the oil spill removal methods, and the application of plant fibers as oil absorbent material. The paper also will highlight the latest development on the utilization of kenaf core fibers as oil-absorbent material and the use of oil absorbed kenaf core fibers as fuel briquette by taking advantage the high calorific value of the oil spill.

Development of Sorbent Materials based on Polymer Waste and their Compounds with Nanomaterials for Oil Spill Remediation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-238
Author(s):  
Cynthia E.I. Torres ◽  
Thelma S. Quezada ◽  
Israel López ◽  
Idalia G. de la Fuente ◽  
Francisco E.L. Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Polymer Waste ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
Oil Spill Remediation ◽  
Polymer Wastes

Aims: The purpose of this work was to obtain a hydrophobic sorbent material with potential applications in oil spill remediation. Background: The accidents due to oil spills cause long-term ecological damage, especially in the aquatic environment. The cleaning of oil spills can be carried out by many methods and techniques, being absorbents the most attractive due to the possibility of recovery and complete elimination of the hydrocarbons in situ from the water surface. In recent years, interest in polymeric materials for oil spill remediation has increased due to its low cost, high stability, and recyclability. Objective: The objective of this work was the development of sorbent materials based on polymer wastes, such as Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), obtained from recycled bottles, and recycled Polyurethane (PU), for its application in the recovery of oil spills. Methods: Sorbent materials were prepared from polymer wastes, using salt molds for the formation of porous materials with a composition of PU of 5, 10 and 15%, which were subsequently hydrophobized using carbon nanotubes or silica nanoparticles by dip-coating technique. Results and Discussion: The obtained hydrophobic sorbent materials were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The resulting absorbent has shown capacity to separate oil from water; the best result was obtained by the sponge of PET-PU (10% PU) hydrophobized with a suspension with low multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) concentration, obtaining an absorption capacity of 2.01 g/g. Conclusion: Besides the standard sorption capacity, these cheap sorbent materials had interesting properties like low density, high hydrophobicity and buoyancy, which could be applied in other applications related to solving oil spills.

scholarly journals Application of Sorbents for Oil Spill Cleanup Focusing on Natural-Based Modified Materials: A Review

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 4522
Author(s):  
Miltiadis Zamparas ◽  
Dimitrios Tzivras ◽  
Vassilios Dracopoulos ◽  
Theophilos Ioannides
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Natural Sorbent ◽  
Natural Sorbents ◽  
Review Reports ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Oil Spill Cleanup

Conventional synthetic sorbents for oil spill removal are the most widely applied materials, although they are not the optimal choices from an economic and environmental point of view. The use of inexpensive, abundant, non-toxic, biodegradable, and reusable lignocellulosic materials might be an alternative to conventional sorbents, with obvious positive impact on sustainability and circular economy. The objective of this paper was to review reports on the use of natural-based adsorbing materials for the restoration of water bodies threatened by oil spills. The use of raw and modified natural sorbents as a restoration tool, their sorption capacity, along with the individual results in conditions that have been implemented, were examined in detail. Modification methods for improving the hydrophobicity of natural sorbents were also extensively highlighted. Furthermore, an attempt was made to assess the advantages and limitations of each natural sorbent since one material is unlikely to encompass all potential oil spill scenarios. Finally, an evaluation was conducted in order to outline an integrated approach based on the terms of material–environment–economy.

Scaling sorbent materials for real oil-sorbing applications and environmental disasters

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Patalano ◽  
Fabian Villalobos ◽  
Pedro Pena ◽  
Evan Jauregui ◽  
Cengiz Ozkan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Environmental Cleanup ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Sorbent Materials ◽  
Crude Oil Spill

ABSTRACTThere are few feasible options for sorbents, which can be quickly manufactured and deployed in the event of a major oil spill and so every oil spill is an ecological disaster. This paper aims to provide an understanding of what a realistic, full-scale crude oil spill solution would look like based on the performance of the best sorbents currently available, their costs, and their advantages.Adsorbent materials or “sorbents” described here have been a recent target for research toward applications in environmental cleanup, remediation, and hazardous material containment. These materials contain many compositions, syntheses, and practical manufacturing parameters that make most of them practically and logistically unfit to tackle quantities much larger than a single barrel of oil. Different properties of crude oil and nonpolar materials, such as their viscosity, density, and weathering, can also make these materials seem attractive on a lab scale but underperform in field testing and in practical applications. This review addresses the challenges, advantages, and disadvantages of different technical applications of the superior sorbent materials and material types in the literature. In addition, we discuss the different costs and manufacturing challenges of sorbent materials in real oil spills and what a feasible containment sorbent material might look like.

scholarly journals Peat moss: A hyper-sorbent for oil spill cleanup - a review

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-419
Author(s):  
Saumya Pandey ◽  
Afroz Alam
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Oil Absorption ◽  
Natural Sorbent ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Oil Spill Cleanup

Peat moss, a well-known hyper-sorbent is now gaining attention for its utilization in oil-spill cleanup techniques because of its cost-effectiveness, biodegradability and relatively high oil absorption capacities. This review mainly emphasis on the characteristic features of the peat moss such as high porosity and large surface area which make it an efficient natural sorbent material for cleaning up oil spills. There are several products which have been developed from the peat moss and are commercially available in the market for oil spill cleanup.

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