Controlled experimental study on removing diesel oil spillages using agricultural waste products

Li, MM; Pan, HC; Huang, SL; Scholz, M

Abstract

Diesel oil was used as adsorbate, while corn stalk, wheat straw and sawdust were used as natural sorbents for adsorbing and absorbing pure oil and oil in water. The results showed that all three agricultural wastes absorbed diesel. The corresponding saturated sorption amounts of wheat straw, corn stalk and sawdust were 8.54 g g–1, 7.03 g g–1 and 8.2 g g–1. The optimum conditions found were: corn stalk particle size between 830 and 1700 μm, oscillation frequency of 0 r min–1, i.e., no wave movement, oil film thickness of 0.55 mm and adsorbent dosage of 0.29 g; sawdust particle size between 830 and 1700 μm, oscillation frequency of 0 r min–1, oil film thickness of 0.55 mm and adsorbent dosage of 0.25 g; wheat straw particle size between 500 and 830 μm, oscillation frequency of 0 r min–1, oil film thickness of 0.55 mm and adsorbent dosage of 0.24 g.

Citation

Li, M., Pan, H., Huang, S., & Scholz, M. (2013). Controlled experimental study on removing diesel oil spillages using agricultural waste products. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 36(4), 673-680. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201200658

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 16, 2014
• Journal: Chemical Engineering & Technology
• Print ISSN: 0930-7516
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 673-680
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201200658
• Keywords: Absorption,Corn stalk, Oil, Orthogonal design;Sawdust, Wheat straw
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201200658
• Related Public URLs: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-biomedical-informatics/
• Additional Information: Funders : National Science Foundation of China;National Science Foundation of Tianjin;National Key Projects of Water Pollution Control and Prevention;The Royal Society; Grant Number: National Science Foundation of China. Grant Number: 51079068; Grant Number: National Science Foundation of Tianjin. Grant Number: 09ZCGYSF00400; Grant Number: National Key Projects of Water Pollution Control and Prevention. Grant Numbers: 2009ZX07209-001, 2008ZX07314-005-011