This study proposed the development of an efficient membrane composed of zeolite-alumina to be used for water-oil separation of wastewater effluents contaminated by oil extraction processes. The efforts made to care for the environment and to decontaminate bodies of water are extremely valuable and constantly being updated. Little research has been done on this subject and this study contributed to remedying this lack. Membrane technology is a reasonable alternative to conventional procedures if economics and eco-sustainability are considered. The objective of this study was to examine the performance of a composite membrane produced through mechanical mixing. The potential of the composite membrane (NaA zeolite/gama-alumina) to separate oil-water emulsions was tested. The results obtained demonstrated that the composite membrane is an excellent alternative for the oil/water emulsion separation process; the membranes are efficient and low-cost alternatives for treating oily wastewater.
The effect of microwave heating on the expansion of vermiculite was studied at a level of 700 W for 4 min exposure time and compared with raw vermiculite. In this study, the characterization of vermiculite from a mine in the northeast region of Brazil was performed using thermogravimetry, N 2 -adsorption, cation exchange capacity, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Following the microwave heating, the vermiculite was characterized using XRD, IR spectroscopy, and SEM. Microwave irradiation of the vermiculite sample caused structural changes such as loss of crystallinity and disorder, as revealed by the XRD patterns, but did not cause expansion. Results from SEM and IR spectroscopy showed that the microwave heating did not cause profound alterations to the morphology, clay structure, and chemical composition of the vermiculite.
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