Remediating Oilfield Waste and Spills

Mineral processing scientists and engineers can bring important perspectives and skills to the remediation of large‐scale oil spills that threaten the environment. Whether the remediation strategy involves dispersing crude oil to enhance its metabolic conversion, or the aggregation and coalescence o...

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Published inOil Spill Remediation pp. 161 - 174
Main Author Farinato, Raymond S
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.04.2014
Subjects
Dispersion
Drilling fluid
Flocculant
Oil spill
Oilfield waste
Separation
Water‐soluble polymers
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Summary:Mineral processing scientists and engineers can bring important perspectives and skills to the remediation of large‐scale oil spills that threaten the environment. Whether the remediation strategy involves dispersing crude oil to enhance its metabolic conversion, or the aggregation and coalescence of finely divided oil droplets to improve retrieval and separation, control of the interfacial chemistry of crude oil in natural saline mixtures will play a critical role. Often the presence of particulate matter at the oil–water interface impacts the aggregation and coalescence processes, and thus the rate and ultimate degree of separation. Technologies developed for oilfield waste management in drilling and production operations commonly address similar issues. Some examples of oilfield waste remediation technologies and their potential applicability to oil spills are discussed in this chapter.
ISBN:9781118206706
1118206703
DOI:10.1002/9781118825662.ch6