LAPSE:2023.2620
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LAPSE:2023.2620
Oily Wastewater Treatment: Methods, Challenges, and Trends
February 21, 2023
Abstract
The growing interest in innovations regarding the treatment of oily wastewater stems from the fact that the oil industry is the largest polluter of the environment. The harm caused by this industry is seen in all countries. Companies that produce such wastewater are responsible for its treatment prior to disposal or recycling into their production processes. As oil emulsions are difficult to manage and require different types of treatment or even combined methods, a range of environmental technologies have been proposed for oil-contaminated effluents, such as gravity separation, flotation, flocculation, biological treatment, advanced oxidation processes, and membranes. Natural materials, such as biopolymers, constitute a novel, sustainable solution with considerable potential for oily effluent separation. The present review offers an overview of the treatment of oily wastewater, describing current trends and the latest applications. This review also points to further research needs and major concerns, especially with regards to sustainability, and discusses potential biotechnological applications.
The growing interest in innovations regarding the treatment of oily wastewater stems from the fact that the oil industry is the largest polluter of the environment. The harm caused by this industry is seen in all countries. Companies that produce such wastewater are responsible for its treatment prior to disposal or recycling into their production processes. As oil emulsions are difficult to manage and require different types of treatment or even combined methods, a range of environmental technologies have been proposed for oil-contaminated effluents, such as gravity separation, flotation, flocculation, biological treatment, advanced oxidation processes, and membranes. Natural materials, such as biopolymers, constitute a novel, sustainable solution with considerable potential for oily effluent separation. The present review offers an overview of the treatment of oily wastewater, describing current trends and the latest applications. This review also points to further research needs and major concerns, especially with regards to sustainability, and discusses potential biotechnological applications.
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biotechnology, nanocellulose, nanomaterial innovations, oily effluents
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Medeiros ADMD, Silva Junior CJGD, Amorim JDPD, Durval IJB, Costa AFDS, Sarubbo LA. Oily Wastewater Treatment: Methods, Challenges, and Trends. (2023). LAPSE:2023.2620
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Medeiros ADMD: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife CEP 52171-900, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP
Silva Junior CJGD: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife CEP 52171-900, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP
Amorim JDPD: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife CEP 52171-900, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP
Durval IJB: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP 50751-310, Brazil [ORCID]
Costa AFDS: Centro de Comunicação e Design, Centro Acadêmico da Região Agreste, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), BR 104, Km 59, s/n—Nova Caruaru, Caruaru CEP 50670-90, Brazil [ORCID]
Sarubbo LA: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP 50751-310, Brazil; Escola Icam Tech, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP), Rua do Príncipe, n. 526, Boa Vista, Recife CEP 50050-900, Brazil [ORCID]
Silva Junior CJGD: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife CEP 52171-900, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP
Amorim JDPD: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife CEP 52171-900, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP
Durval IJB: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP 50751-310, Brazil [ORCID]
Costa AFDS: Centro de Comunicação e Design, Centro Acadêmico da Região Agreste, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), BR 104, Km 59, s/n—Nova Caruaru, Caruaru CEP 50670-90, Brazil [ORCID]
Sarubbo LA: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife CEP 50751-310, Brazil; Escola Icam Tech, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP), Rua do Príncipe, n. 526, Boa Vista, Recife CEP 50050-900, Brazil [ORCID]
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Processes
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10
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4
First Page
743
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-04-12
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2227-9717
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