Removal of emulsified fuel oils from brackish and pond water by dissolved air flotation with and without polyelectrolyte use: Pilot-scale investigation for estuarine and near shore applications

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1182-1186

  Tansel, Berrin ^a   Pascual, Beth ^b  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Coagulation; Dissolved air flotation; Emulsion treatment; Oil spills; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AIR; COAGULATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLOTATION; FUEL OILS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; LAKES; OIL SPILLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; STRIPPING (REMOVAL);

BRACKISH WATER; CONTINUOUS MODE; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; EMULSIFIED FUEL; OIL-WATER EMULSION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; STRIPPING PROCESS; UNLEADED GASOLINE;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

LAKE WATER; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

COAGULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CRUDE OIL; EFFLUENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; INLAND SEA; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; EMULSION; ESTUARY; FLOTATION; SEASHORE; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 80555123071     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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