Oil removal from used sorbents using a biosurfactant

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-334

  Wei, Q F ^a,b   Mather, R R ^c   Fotheringham, A F ^c  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; ESEM; Oil sorbents; Oil spills

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; OIL REMOVAL; OIL SORBENTS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND FILL; SORPTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASHING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER RECYCLING;

OIL SPILLS;

BIOSURFACTANT; PETROLEUM; SORBENT;

OIL SPILL;

ARTICLE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

GLYCOLIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NORTH SEA; PETROLEUM; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 5044222309     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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