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Du Y, Huang Y, Wang W, Su S, Yang S, Sun H, Liu B, Han G. Application and development of foam extraction technology in wastewater treatment: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172755. [PMID: 38670372 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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With the advancement of technology, wastewater treatment has become a significant challenge limiting the clean and sustainable development of chemical and metallurgical industries. Foam extraction, based on interfacial separation and mineral flotation, has garnered considerable attention as a wastewater treatment technology due to its unique physicochemical properties. Although considerable excellent accomplishments were reported, there still lacks a comprehensive summary of process features and contaminant removal mechanisms via foam extraction. According to the latest research progresses, the principles and characteristics of foam extraction technology, the classification and application of flotation reagents are systematically summarized in this work. Then comprehensively commented on the application fields and prospects of iterative flotation technology such as ion flotation, adsorption flotation and floating-extraction. The shortcomings and limitations of the current foam extraction technologies were discussed, and the feasible process intensification techniques were highlighted. This review aims to enchance the understanding of the foam extraction mechanism, and provides guidance for the selection appropriate reagents and foam extraction technologies in wastewater treatment.
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- Yifan Du
- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Henan Critical Metals Institue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Henan Critical Metals Institue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Henan Critical Metals Institue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Henan Critical Metals Institue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Henan Critical Metals Institue, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China; Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China.
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Legarda Bermúdez G, Gaviria López C, Guarín Arenas F. Evaluation of a hydrodynamic cavitation-type bubble generator in a prototype bench-scale flotation unit for poultry processing wastewater treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:1436-1448. [PMID: 36508608 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2143295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) systems are designed to remove oil and grease (O&G) and total suspended solids (TSS) in wastewater treatment. These systems require saturation tanks, water pumps, and high-pressure compressors to control the pressure, hydraulic retention time, and airflow parameters. DAF process efficiency depends on complex operational controls associated with these components, and the most critical aspect of an effectively operating DAF unit is a generated bubble size. This work presents the design and operational test of a flotation unit prototype that replaces the saturation tank and high-pressure compressors present in DAF with the CARMIN microbubble injector, the evaluation of the proposed system's TSS and O&G removal efficiency was carried out considering different initial configurations of the injector to change the generated microbubble size, four synthetic wastewater solutions, and poly aluminum chloride as a flocculant to establish the potential of this system for the poultry processing wastewater treatment. Mean microbubble size results were obtained from 47.41 µm to 116.17 µm. The average removal efficiency of TSS exceeded 65% under a high concentration of suspended particles (1,560 mg/l) and 80% under a lower TSS concentration (795 mg/l). Meanwhile, 70% and 90% of O&G were removed from high (400 mg/l) and low (100 mg/l) initial O&G concentrations, respectively. These removal levels are similar to those reported in the literature for DAF for poultry processing wastewater, albeit with a simple configuration and better controllability and scalability.
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- Gustavo Legarda Bermúdez
- Facultad de ingeniería Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones-FIET, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
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- Facultad de ingeniería Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones-FIET, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
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- Facultad de ingeniería Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones-FIET, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
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Diwan T, Abudi ZN, Al-Furaiji MH, Nijmeijer A. A Competitive Study Using Electrospinning and Phase Inversion to Prepare Polymeric Membranes for Oil Removal. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13050474. [PMID: 37233535 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13050474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a popular polymer that can be made into membranes using various techniques, such as electrospinning and phase inversion. Electrospinning is a novel technique that produces nonwoven nanofiber-based membranes with highly tunable properties. In this research, electrospun PAN nanofiber membranes with various concentrations (10, 12, and 14% PAN/dimethylformamide (DMF)) were prepared and compared to PAN cast membranes prepared by the phase inversion technique. All of the prepared membranes were tested for oil removal in a cross-flow filtration system. A comparison between these membranes' surface morphology, topography, wettability, and porosity was presented and analyzed. The results showed that increasing the concentration of the PAN precursor solution increases surface roughness, hydrophilicity, and porosity and, consequently, enhances the membrane performance. However, the PAN cast membranes showed a lower water flux when the precursor solution concentration increased. In general, the electrospun PAN membranes performed better in terms of water flux and oil rejection than the cast PAN membranes. The electrospun 14% PAN/DMF membrane gave a water flux of 250 LMH and a rejection of 97% compared to the cast 14% PAN/DMF membrane, which showed a water flux of 117 LMH and 94% oil rejection. This is mainly because the nanofibrous membrane showed higher porosity, higher hydrophilicity, and higher surface roughness compared to the cast PAN membranes at the same polymer concentration. The porosity of the electrospun PAN membrane was 96%, while it was 58% for the cast 14% PAN/DMF membrane.
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- Thamer Diwan
- Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad 10052, Iraq
- Technical Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Baghdad 10066, Iraq
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- Environmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad 10052, Iraq
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- Environment and Water Directorate, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad 10066, Iraq
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- Inorganic Membranes, Department of Science and Technology, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Wang C, Lü Y, Song C, Zhang D, Rong F, He L. Separation of emulsified crude oil from produced water by gas flotation: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157304. [PMID: 35839883 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development and production of oil and gas fields would eventually result in a considerable amount of oily generated water, posing serious risks to humans and the environment. Nowadays, the oil concentration in the drainage stream of the produced water is strictly regulated, and many countries have established strict emission standards. As an indispensable oily wastewater treatment technology, flotation technology has attracted much attention because of its maturity, economy, practicality, and relative efficiency. Firstly, this paper summarizes and compares flotation techniques, such as dissolved gas flotation, induced gas flotation, electroflotation, and compact flotation units widely used in produced water treatment offshore in recent years. Considering the complexity of the mechanism of oil removal by air flotation, the mechanism of the oil droplet-bubble interaction is further discussed. The effects of flocculant, PH, and salinity on the oil droplet-bubble interaction in the flotation process were summarized from the perspective of the microscopic colloidal interface, which has a specific guiding role in improving the oil removal efficiency in the gas flotation process. Finally, the research status of produced water treatment by air flotation is summarized, and the feasible research direction is put forward.
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- Ce Wang
- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, Qingdao 266580, China
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- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, Qingdao 266580, China.
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- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, Qingdao 266580, China
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- Xianhe Oil Production Plant, Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec, Shandong, Dongying 257000, China
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- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, Qingdao 266580, China
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- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong, Qingdao 266580, China
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Abdullah TA, Juzsakova T, Le PC, Kułacz K, Salman AD, Rasheed RT, Mallah MA, Varga B, Mansoor H, Mako E, Zsirka B, Nadda AK, Nguyen XC, Nguyen DD. Poly-NIPAM/Fe 3O 4/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites for kerosene removal from water. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119372. [PMID: 35533957 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were oxidized using a mixture of H2SO4 and HNO3, and the oxidized MWCNTS were decorated with magnetite (Fe3O4). Finally, poly-N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-butyl acrylate (P-NIPAM) was added to obtain P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites. The nanosorbents were characterized by various techniques, including X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites exhibited increased surface hydrophobicity. Owing to their higher adsorption capacity, their kerosene removal efficiency was 95%; by contrast, the as-prepared, oxidized, and magnetite-decorated MWCNTs had removal efficiencies of 45%, 55%, and 68%, respectively. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites exhibited a sorbent capacity of 8.1 g/g for kerosene removal from water. The highest kerosene removal efficiency from water was obtained at a process time of 45 min, sorbent dose of 0.005 g, solution temperature of 40 °C, and pH 3.5. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNTs showed excellent stability after four cycles of kerosene removal from water followed by regeneration. The reason may be the increase in the positive charge of the polymer at pH 3.5 and the increased adsorption affinity of the adsorbent toward the kerosene contaminant. The pseudo second-order model was found to be the most suitable model for studying the kinetics of the adsorption reaction.
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- Thamer Adnan Abdullah
- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary; Chemistry Branch, Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- The University of Danang-University of Science and Technology, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, ul. F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Chemistry Branch, Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Material Branch, Applied Science Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Research Center for Engineering Sciences, University of Pannonia, H-8210 Veszprem, POB. 1158, Hungary
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- Research Group of Analytical Chemistry/Laboratory for Surfaces and Nanostructures, University of Pannonia, P.O. Box 158, Veszprem, 8201, Hungary
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 234, India
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- Center for Advanced Chemistry, Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental and Food Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, HCM City 755414, Viet Nam; Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, 442-760, Republic of Korea.
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Meng H, Xu T, Gao M, Bai J, Li C. An oil‐contamination‐resistant
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electrospinning membrane for high‐efficient oil–water mixture and emulsion separation. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Haitao Meng
- Chemical Engineering College Inner Mongolia University of Technology Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Industrial Catalysis Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
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- Chemical Engineering College Inner Mongolia University of Technology Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Industrial Catalysis Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
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- Chemical Engineering College Inner Mongolia University of Technology Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Industrial Catalysis Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
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- Chemical Engineering College Inner Mongolia University of Technology Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Industrial Catalysis Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
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- Chemical Engineering College Inner Mongolia University of Technology Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Industrial Catalysis Hohhot Inner Mongolia China
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Silva RDR, Rodrigues RT, Azevedo AC, Rubio J. Calcium and magnesium ion removal from water feeding a steam generator by chemical precipitation and flotation with micro and nanobubbles. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:2210-2218. [PMID: 30556791 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1558288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This work summarises the results of calcium and magnesium ion removal from raw water feeding an industrial steam generation system. The cations were precipitated with sodium phosphate before separation of the solids by dissolved air flotation, with micro and nanobubbles. Studies were done at bench scale and validated at pilot scale (raw water feed = 1 m3 h-1; air-to-solids ratio = 0.046 mg of air mg-1 of solids; residence time = 11 min). Results indicated that chemical precipitation followed by flotation significantly improved the quality of the boiler water. Best results were obtained after precipitating the cations with 50 mg L-1 of sodium phosphate at pH 11.5 and flotation with a saturation pressure (P sat) of 4 bar, a recycling ratio of 30% and a sodium oleate concentration of 20 mg L-1 as an hydrophobizing reagent. The latter assisted the adhesion of the nanobubbles (100-500 nm) generated at 4 bar with a numeric concentration of about 2.5 × 108 NBs mL-1. At pilot scale, the total hardness in the solution decreased by 80%; the residual calcium and phosphate ion concentrations were 12 and 2 mg L-1 respectively. This cell was designed including lamellae and perforate plate to improve the superficial loading capacity (up to 9 m h-1). The results were explained by chemical and interfacial phenomena and it is believed that this technique has great potential in water softening processes.
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- R D R Silva
- Laboratório de Tecnologia Mineral e Ambiental (LTM), PPGE3M, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Minas, PPGE3M, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Mineral e Ambiental (LTM), PPGE3M, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Mineral e Ambiental (LTM), PPGE3M, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
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Dudek M, Vik EA, Aanesen SV, Øye G. Colloid chemistry and experimental techniques for understanding fundamental behaviour of produced water in oil and gas production. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 276:102105. [PMID: 31978641 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Due to increasing volumes of produced water and environmental concerns related to its discharge, water treatment has become a major challenge during the production of crude oil and natural gas. With continuously stricter regulations for discharging produced water to sea, the operators are obliged to look for ways to improve the treatment processes or re-use the water in a beneficial way, for example as a pressure support during oil recovery (produced water re-injection). To improve the knowledge of the underlying phenomena governing separation processes, detailed information of the composition and interfacial properties of produced water is undoubtedly useful and could provide valuable input for better understanding and improving separation models. This review article summarizes knowledge gained about produced water composition and the most common treatment technologies, which are later used to describe the fundamental phenomena occurring during separation. These colloidal interactions, such as coalescence of oil droplets, bubble-droplet attachment or partitioning of components between oil and water, are of crucial importance for the performance of various technologies and are sometimes overlooked in physical considerations of produced water treatment. The last part of the review deals with the experimental methodologies that are available to study these phenomena, provide data for models and support development of more efficient separation processes.
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Azevedo A, Oliveira H, Rubio J. Bulk nanobubbles in the mineral and environmental areas: Updating research and applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 271:101992. [PMID: 31351416 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.101992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In the last decade, the research with bulk nanobubbles (ultrafine bubbles with a diameter <1 μm, according to ISO 20480-1:2017) has been rapidly increasing in the academic and industrial environments. Nowadays, there are many applications reported in the literature, with several patents, procedures, and techniques on nanobubbles generation and an evergrowing research and many applications. Yet, most of those publications reporting bulk nanobubbles generation devices, do not bring information on measurements of size distribution or bubbles concentration (if nanobubbles). Further, there is a problem of scale and many of these products are small bench discontinuous rigs difficult to scale up, which might serve small scale purposes, but are not able for treating high flow-rate wastewaters or minerals pulps at industrial scale. These nanometric bubbles present interesting and peculiar properties such as high surface area per volume unit, high stability and longevity, surface charge in water and the ability to aggregate hydrophobic particles. These findings demonstrate their high potential for applications in many technological areas, which occur not only as isolated bubbles but also jointly with micro (~ 1-100 μm diameter) and/or macrobubbles (~100 μm - 2 mm diameter). This paper reviews the evolution of basic research on nanobubbles, the challenges concerning generation and stability and their applications in the mineral (flotation) and environmental areas (treatment of water and wastewaters or remediation of contaminated environments). Herein, because the importance in engineering, as a whole, most of the studies are based on the nanobubbles generated by depressurisation/hydrodynamic cavitation of the air-saturated water in flow constrictors (venturi, needle valves). In the mineral area, they appear to be responsible for increasing the recovery and flotation kinetics of fine (<74 μm) and ultrafine (<13 μm) particles at lower frother and collector dosages. In the environmental area, nanobubbles have been reported to enhance the removal of a variety of pollutants (emulsified oil, colloidal solids, organic/inorganic precipitates, ions) by flotation associated with bigger bubbles. More, the application of isolated nanobubbles on the removal of residual pollutants, such as amine and oil (both as flocs) were reported. Also, the use of ozone and oxygen nanobubbles has been studied for the remediation/decontamination of soil and aquatic ecosystems and for the oxidation of emerging pollutants in water and wastewater treatment. The future of nanobubbles in flotation separation research is highly promising; operating costs of the different forms of nanobubbles generation and bench studies should be validated through pilot and real scale with the continuous injection of these bubbles.
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