Removal Efficiency of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Water by Pseudomonas aeruginosa A Case of Lake Albert, Uganda

Petroleum pollution is a common problem in industrial areas to such an extent that it poses a global threat. The wastes of oil refineries contain a wide variety of hydrocarbons. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility to removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from the Behregan oil refinery, Bushehr, Iran, by granulated nanozeolite NaA particles (NaA-ZNPs) modified with cationic surfactants. Synthesized NaA-ZNPs with a silica source extracted from Hordeum vulgare were granulated by an alginate granulation method and were modified by the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The CTAB-modified granulated NaA-ZNPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller theory. Adsorption of TPH was studied using both a batch process and a continuous-flow process in a fixed-bed column. The effect of various parameters, including time, pH, adsorbent dosage, flow rate, and column height, were investigated and the results were analyzed by gas chromatography – mass spectroscopy. The efficiency of the CTAB-modified granulated NaA-ZNPs was evaluated with one-way analysis of variance software SPSS 21. The highest TPH removal efficiency for batch processing (92.3%) was achieved at an adsorbent dosage 0.5 mg, pH = 7, and 20 min of contact time; the highest TPH removal efficiency for continuous processing (87.4%) was achieved at 15 cm column height and a 17.26 mL/min flow rate. The results indicated the potential of CTAB-modified granulated NaA-ZNPs for absorbing TPH in treating oil refinery waste.

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Bioremediation Rate of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Water by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Case Study: Lake Albert, Uganda

Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation ◽

10.4172/2155-6199.1000335 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 07 (02) ◽

Author(s):

Kiraye M John W

Keyword(s):

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Contaminated Water ◽

Study Lake

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An Evaluation of the Urban Storm Water Runoff Pollutant Removal Efficiency with a Focus on the Retention Time

Linnaeus Eco-Tech ◽

10.15626/eco-tech.2010.036 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 345-354

Author(s):

Vilmantė Karlavičienė ◽

Raminta Rudzevičiūtė ◽

Mindaugas Rimeika ◽

William Hogland ◽

Monika Reinikytė

Keyword(s):

Removal Efficiency ◽

Retention Time ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Suspended Solids ◽

Storm Water ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Water Runoff ◽

Rain Event ◽

Storm Water Runoff ◽

Sedimentation Tank

In urban areas, during heavy rain events various pollutants are flushed off impervious surfaces with storm water runoff and through the storm water drainage system directly discharged to surface water bodies. Commonly, storm water runoff sedimentation tanks are used to remove suspended solids and total petroleum hydrocarbons from the first portions of storm water runoff. Unfortunately, the operation of especially storm water sedimentation tanks is still quite complicated and not very effective. The regulation of outflow rate can be one of the ways to increase the effectiveness of pollutants removal using sedimentation tank technology. The research was performed at the storm water runoff treatment unit based on the sedimentation process. The aim of the study was to investigate the removal of suspended solids (SS) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) at the storm water runoff sedimentation tank with a focus on the retention time. Initially, the distribution of concentration of SS and TPH in various places of sedimentation tank after the rain event was investigated. The obtained results showed that the concentrations of SS and TPH are very similar all over the tank after a rain event. Therefore, it is more reasonable to take one composite sample instead several grab samples during the research of sedimentation process efficiency. According to the obtained SS and TPH removal efficiency results it was determined that optimal storm water runoff retention time in the researched sedimentation tank is 48 hour, when the inflow and outflow of sedimentation tank are closed.

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Removal of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soil through Microwave Irradiation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17165952 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (16) ◽

pp. 5952

Author(s):

Kanghee Cho ◽

Eunji Myung ◽

Hyunsoo Kim ◽

Oyunbileg Purev ◽

Cheonyoung Park ◽

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Keyword(s):

Microwave Irradiation ◽

Temperature Variation ◽

Power Density ◽

Removal Efficiency ◽

Contaminated Soil ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Irradiation Time ◽

Carbon Number ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Fine Soil

In this study, we investigated the removal mechanism of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from soil by microwave heating. TPH contaminated soil was investigated to determine the desorption behavior of five carbon number-based fractions of TPH. The applied operating microwave power density influenced the final temperature that was reached during heating. For low operating power density applications, microwave effectiveness was limited due to the soil’s dielectric properties, which exhibited a direct relationship with temperature variation. Soil particle distribution could be attributed to permeability, which significantly influenced the evaporation of contaminated soil during the microwave treatment. The results indicate that the activation energy was correlated with the influence of particle size. The removal efficiency of the coarse soil reached 91.1% at 15 min, whereas that of fine soil was low. A total of 30 min had passed, and a removal efficiency of 71.2% was found for the fine soil. Residual TPH concentration was decreased when irradiation time was increased with a removal rate dependent on soil temperature variation. The surface functional groups of the contaminated soil were influenced by microwave irradiation, and changes in the hydrocarbon fraction affected contaminant removal.

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Efficiency and Kinetics of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) Removal from Crude Oil Polluted Arable Soil using Palm Bunch Ash and Tween 80

Chemistry Africa ◽

10.1007/s42250-020-00219-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Godwin James Udo ◽

Nnanake-Abasi O. Offiong ◽

Alfreda Nwadinigwe ◽

Clement O. Obadimu ◽

Aniedi E. Nyong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Crude Oil ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Tween 80 ◽

Arable Soil ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Kinetics Of ◽

Palm Bunch

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Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Categories Concentration in Soils Within the Vicinity Housing Heavy-Duty Diesel Generators in Three Universities in Port Harcourt South-South Nigeria

Earth & Environmental Science Research & Reviews ◽

10.33140/eesrr.04.01.07 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Keyword(s):

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Health Hazard ◽

Soxhlet Extraction ◽

Soil Samples ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Heavy Duty ◽

Flame Ionization ◽

Port Harcourt ◽

Diesel Generators ◽

Heavy Duty Diesel

Total petroleum hydrocarbons pollution of soil samples randomly collected from three Nigeria Universities in Port Harcourt due to the use of heavy-duty diesel generators was studied to ascertains the level of concentration of the different hydrocarbons’ categories. The soil samples were collected at two different depths of 0.00-0.50m and 0.50-1.00m. The Universities were Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Rivers State University (RSU) and University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The different total petroleum hydrocarbons categories were Gasoline Range Organics (GRO), Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and Lube Oil Range. Soxhlet extraction method was used in extracting the samples and due column clean-up was performed for chromatographic analysis. Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector was used to determine the level of concentrations of the different categories of total petroleum hydrocarbons. The results showed that at 0.00-0.50m depth, IAUE was 4.42145, 945.4784, and 525.66919 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively, RSU was not detected, 494.44799 and 458.6715 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively and UNIPORT was 4.40920, 501.2246 and 467.71426 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively. At 0.50-1.00m depth IAUE was 2.75132, 596.35126, and 311.84451 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively, RSU was not detected, 298.06899 and 270.61619 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively and UNIPORT was 2.77780, 301.74701 and 276.88684 mg/Kg for GRO, DRO and lube oil range respectively. The level of soil contamination Showed that GRO > DRO > lube oil range. The observation showed that hydrocarbon pollution decreased with increase in depth. The level of DRO and lube oil range in the studied areas exceeded the limit acceptable and therefore adequate steps should be taken to remedy the situation so that it will not pose any health hazard to the workers operating the heavy-duty generators.

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Fate of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Environment

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-24035-6_3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 57-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Saranya Kuppusamy ◽

Naga Raju Maddela ◽

Mallavarapu Megharaj ◽

Kadiyala Venkateswarlu

Keyword(s):

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

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An Overview of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-24035-6_1 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saranya Kuppusamy ◽

Naga Raju Maddela ◽

Mallavarapu Megharaj ◽

Kadiyala Venkateswarlu

Keyword(s):

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

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Effect of compost in phytoremediation of diesel-contaminated soils

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2001.0102 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 291-295 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

J. Vouillamoz ◽

M. W. Milke

Keyword(s):

Moisture Content ◽

Contaminated Soil ◽

Contaminated Soils ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Dilution Effect ◽

Screening Tests ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Controlled Environment ◽

Grass Growth ◽

The Impact

The effect of compost on phytoremediation of diesel-contaminated soils was investigated using 130 small (200 g) containers in two screening tests. The experiments were conducted in a controlled environment using ryegrass from seed. Containers were destructively sampled at various times and analyzed for plant mass and total petroleum hydrocarbons. The results indicate that the presence of diesel reduces grass growth, and that compost helps reduced the impact of diesel on grass growth. The addition of compost helps increase diesel loss from the soils both with and without grass, though the addition of grass leads to lower diesel levels compared with controls. A second set of experiments indicates that the compost helps in phytoremediation of diesel-contaminated soil independent of the dilution effect that compost addition has. The results indicate that the compost addition allowed diesel loss down to 200 mg TPH/kg even though the compost would be expected to hold the diesel more tightly in the soil/compost mixture. The simplicity of the screening tests led to difficulties in controlling moisture content and germination rates. The conclusion of the research is that the tilling of compost into soils combined with grass seeding appears to be a valuable option for treating petroleum-contaminated soils.

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ELECTROBIORREMEDIACIÓN DE UN SUELO CON UNA CONTAMINACIÓN ANTIGUA DE HIDROCARBURO

Acta Biológica Colombiana ◽

10.15446/abc.v20n2.45257 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Maite Soledad Baztan ◽

Oscar Héctor Pucci ◽

Graciela Natalia Pucci

Keyword(s):

Soil Ph ◽

Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons ◽

Control Cell ◽

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽

Hybrid Technique ◽

Salt Bridges ◽

Ph Optimum ◽

Voltage Difference ◽

Biological Treatments

La electrobiorremediación es la técnica híbrida que suma los efectos de la electrorremediación a la degradación bacteriana de diferentes contaminantes. El objetivo de este estudio fue utilizar esta técnica para aumentar la biodisponibilidad de los hidrocarburos presentes en un suelo con contaminación antigua y su eliminación. El experimento duró 63 días y se realizó en una cuba de vidrio con tres compartimentos comunicados por puentes salinos de buffer fosfato que permitieron establecer la diferencia de voltaje y mantener el pH del suelo en valores óptimos para la vida bacteriana. Se determinaron: pH, humedad, hidrocarburos totales del petróleo (TPH) y bacterias. Los resultados mostraron una disminución de los hidrocarburos siendo la región del cátodo la que mejor eliminó los hidrocarburos, con solo el 9,4<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:04"> </ins>% y 5,46<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:04"> </ins>% de los hidrocarburos alcanos y poliaromáticos; en la celda control estos valores fueron del 15,28 y 14,4<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins><del cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"></del>% respectivamente, mientras que el centro fue el lugar que menor degradación presentó quedando el 19,49<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins>% y el 17<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05">,</ins><del cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"></del>88<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins>% de los hidrocarburos alcanos y PAH. Concluimos que los resultados de laboratorio indican la posibilidad de incrementar la biodegradación en suelos con tratamientos biológicos previos.ABSTRACTElectrobioremediation (EKB) is a hybrid technique that combines bioremediation with electrokinetics. EKB uses bioremediation to degrade hydrocarbon contaminants and EK to mobilize them. The aim of this study was to use a technique for increasing the bioavailability of the hydrocarbons in soil pollution. The 63-day experiment was conducted in a three compartment glass vial connected by three salt bridges of phosphate buffer that established a voltage difference and maintained soil pH optimum for bacterial life value. pH, moisture, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and bacteria were determined. The results showed a decrease in hydrocarbon, the best results were close to the cathode, where only 9.4<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins>% and 5.46<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins>% of alkanes and polyaromatic hydrocarbons were left. In the control cell these values were 15.28 and 14.4<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:05"> </ins>% respectively, while the center generated less degradation with 19.49<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:06"> </ins>% and 17.88<ins cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:06"> %</ins><del cite="mailto:ABC" datetime="2014-12-16T08:06"></del>of alkanes and PAH hydrocarbons left. We conclude that the results from the laboratory study indicated that this technique gives the possibility of increasing biodegradation in soils with previous biological treatments.

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