An Efficient Alternative for Oily Water Pollution Control Using Peat Moss

Abstract:

The main theme of this paper is to assure the importance of natural material like peat to remove oil from water. Elimination of oil from the water is not a simple task. It requires some particular processes to separate oil from water. Oil in water is not only harmful for sea life but also the few manufacturing processes like dyeing and finishing of textiles cannot be carried out efficiently because of low absorbency. That is why it is very much important to remove oil from water. It is known that peat has outstanding absorbency qualities, since in its natural state is has absorbed approximately 90% water, however, that on drying peat to approximately 5-10% moisture content in the manner , such peat can absorb other liquid materials, like oil. This paper will explore the ability of peat to take in oil from oil polluted water. The absorption of oil measured by designed experiment.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 675-677)
• Pages: 608-611
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.675-677.608
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: M. Imran*, Yue Fang Chen, Ji Zhen
• Keywords: Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Digester, Peat as Oil Sorbent, Spectrophotometer

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