LAPSE:2023.35159
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.35159
Treatment of Motor Oil-Contaminated Soil with Green Surfactant Using a Mobile Remediation System
April 28, 2023
Leak of fuels and lubricants occurring during exploration, distribution, refining and storage operations is the major cause of environmental pollution due to petroderivatives dispersion. The quick use of a series of physicochemical and biological techniques is needed to drastically reduce the magnitude of damage provoked by these pollutants. Among them, soil washing proved to be an effective alternative to the remediation of hydrocarbon-polluted sites, mainly if combined with surfactant utilization. However, the direct use of surfactants can lead to problems related to the toxicity and dispersion of the resulting by-products, as the majority of marketed surfactants are produced from oil derivatives. In this context, green surfactants appear as a promising alternative to their synthetic counterpart. In the present study, two green surfactants, i.e., a chemically synthesized biobased surfactant and a Starmerella bombicola biosurfactant, were applied in soil decontamination tests using a concrete mixer-type Mobile Soil Remediation System (MSRS). The system was designed and developed with 3D printing based on bench-scale results. A commercial biosurfactant was formulated based on the microbial surfactant, which was compared with the biobased surfactant in various experimental conditions. A set of factorial designs combined with Response Surface Methodology was used to select the optimal conditions for pollutant removal using the prototype. The following variables were tested: Surfactant type, Surfactant volume, Surfactant dilution, Contaminant concentration, Soil type, Soil mass, Washing duration, Tank tilt angle, Mixing speed, and Type of basket. Under the optimized experimental condition, the commercial biosurfactant allowed to remove 92.4% of the motor oil adsorbed in the sand. These results demonstrate the possibility of using natural surfactants and the development of novel mechanical technologies to degrade hydrocarbons with economic earnings for oil industry.
Keywords
3D printing, biobased surfactants, biosurfactants, green surfactants, Petroleum, response surface methodology, soil remediation, soil washing
Suggested Citation
Silva IGSD, Pappalardo JR, Rocha e Silva NMPD, Converti A, Almeida FCGD, Sarubbo LA. Treatment of Motor Oil-Contaminated Soil with Green Surfactant Using a Mobile Remediation System. (2023). LAPSE:2023.35159
Author Affiliations
Silva IGSD: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n—Dois Irmãos, Recife 52171-900, PE, Brazil; Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife 50070-280, PE, Brazil [ORCID]
Pappalardo JR: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife 50070-280, PE, Brazil
Rocha e Silva NMPD: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife 50070-280, PE, Brazil [ORCID]
Converti A: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Pole of Chemical Engineering, University of Genoa (UNIGE), Via Opera Pia, n. 15, 16145 Genova, Italy [ORCID]
Almeida FCGD: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife 50070-280, PE, Brazil
Sarubbo LA: Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, n. 31, Prado, Recife 50070-280, PE, Brazil; Escola Icam Tech, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, Rua do Príncipe, n. 526, Boa Vista, Recife 50050-900, PE, Brazil [ORCID]
Journal Name
Processes
Volume
11
Issue
4
First Page
1081
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-04-03
Published Version
ISSN
2227-9717
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: pr11041081, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.35159
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/pr11041081
Publisher Version
Download
Files
[Download 1v1.pdf] (6.7 MB)
Apr 28, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
114
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Apr 28, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Apr 28, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.35159
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version