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Oil spills; granular particles; aggregation; encapsulation; floating oils
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Capture And Densification Of Floating Hydrophobic Liquids By Natural Granular Materials, Daria Boglaienko
Capture And Densification Of Floating Hydrophobic Liquids By Natural Granular Materials, Daria Boglaienko
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Densification and submergence of floating crude oil is proposed as a novel oil spills treatment method. Surface application of dry granular materials (e.g., quartz sand, limestone) on top of a floating oil layer increases the density of the floating oil phase/granule mixture and leads to formation of relatively large and stable aggregates with significant amounts of captured oil. The aggregates separate from the floating hydrophobic phase and settle by gravity. Implementation of this method will reduce the impact radius of a spill and its mobility, preventing direct contamination of beaches, coastal flora and fauna.
The major objective of this research …