Chitosan microspheres applied for removal of oil from produced water in the oil industry
AUTOR(ES)
Grem, Izabel Cristina da Silva, Lima, Bianca Natividade Barreto, Carneiro, Wiliam Ferreira, Queirós, Yure Gomes de Carvalho, Mansur, Claudia Regina Elias
FONTE
Polímeros
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2013
RESUMO
The discharge of oily wastewaters in the environment is steadily increasing, causing serious damages. Among various treatment methods, adsorption is generally considered the most appropriate, since it can remove both organic and inorganic pollutants. Adsorption using low-cost alternative biopolymers for removal of contaminants from wastewater has been widely investigated. In this context, chitosan has been drawing particular attention because, among its many applications, it can be used in the treatment of aqueous effluents. In this study, microspheres were prepared by reticulation of chitosan with sodium triphosphate (STP) and studied for the treatment of water containing crude oil. The microspheres were regular and had surface pores. These microspheres were packed in treatment columns and their ability to remove oil was measured with a fluorometer, by the difference in the oil concentration before and after passing through the column. The microspheres that presented porosity about 80 % were highly efficient in oil removal, with rates above 90%.
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