Remediation of oil-contaminated drill cuttings using continuous microwave heating

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 458-463

  Robinson, J P ^a   Kingman, S W ^a   Snape, C E ^a   Barranco, R ^a   Shang, H ^a   Bradley, M S A ^b   Bradshaw, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental; Microwave heating; Oil contaminated drill cuttings; Remediation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PROCESSING; DRILLING ACTIVITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL; LABORATORY STUDIES; MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; NON HAZARDOUS WASTES; NORTH SEA; OIL-CONTAMINATED DRILL CUTTINGS; PILOT SCALE; RESIDUAL OIL; SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY;

CONTAMINATION; HEATING; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; POLLUTION; ROCK DRILLS; THROUGHPUT;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 67649613297     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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