A high-level synthesis of oil spill response equipment and countermeasures

Ventikos, Nikolaos P.; Vergetis, Emmanouil; Psaraftis, Harilaos N.; Triantafyllou, George S.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.11.009

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“…Fence booms are light weight, take up minimal storage space, resist abrasion, are easy to handle, clean and store are highly reliable in calm quiet waters. However, they have several disadvantages including low stability in strong winds and currents, low flexibility for towing and low efficiency in high waves (Ventikos et al, 2004;Potter and Morrison, 2008;OSS, 2010). Curtain booms: They are impervious, non absorbent, floating structures.…”

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“…The chamber diameter ranges from 100-500 mm and the skirt length ranges from of 150-800 mm. They are reliable in offshore situation in clam water, have high flexibility in towing and perform better than fence boom but are more difficult to clean and store (Ventikos et al, 2004;OSS, 2010;GPC, 2010).…”

Section: Boomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are used in combination with in situ burning techniques (Ventikos et al, 2004). They are available in several types: Water-cooled booms, stainless-steel booms, thermally resistant booms and ceramic booms.…”

Section: Boomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In off shore areas, they work efficiently in conjunction with boom in clam water. They are not advisable for use with inflammable oil products that lead to explosion (Ventikos et al, 2004;OSS, 2010). Natural organic adsorbents: They include peat moss, kapok, saw dust, vegetable fibers, milkweed and straw (Karakasi and Moutsatsou, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Remediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills: A Critical Review and Comparative Analysis

Dave¹

2011

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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Problem statement: Anthropogenic activities pollute the oceans with oil through land run off, vessels accidents, periodic tanker discharges and bilge discharges. Oil spills are environmental disasters that impact human, plants and wild life including birds, fish and mammals. Approach: In this study, the International Guidelines for Preventing Oils Spills and Response to Disasters were reviewed and the characteristics of oil spills were discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of various oil spill response methods were evaluated. A comparative analysis were performed on the currently available remediation technologies using 10 evaluation criteria that included cost, efficiency, time, impact on wild life, reliability, level of difficulty, oil recovery, weather, effect on physical/chemical characteristics of oil and the need for further treatment. The advantages and disadvantages of each response method were used to determine the score assigned to that method. Results: There are many government regualtions for individual countries that serve as prevention mesures for oil spills in the offshore environment. They have to do with the design of equipment and machinery used in the offshore environment and performing the necessary safety inspections. The primary objectives of response to oil spill are: to prevent the spill from moving onto shore, reduce the impact on marine life and speed the degradation of any unrecovered oil. There are several physical, chemical, thermal and biological remediation technologies for oil spills including booms, skimmers, sorbents, dispersants, insitu burning and bioremediation. Each technique has its advantages and disadvantages and the choice of a particular technique will depend on: type of oil, physical, biological and economical characteristics of the spill, location, weather and sea conditions, amount spilled and rate of spillage, depth of water column, time of the year and effectiveness of technique. Coclusion: Based on the comparative analysis, oil recovery with mechanical methods and the application of dispersants followed by bioremediation is the most effective response for marine oil spill.

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Section: Boomsmentioning

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Section: Boomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Boomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Remediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills: A Critical Review and Comparative Analysis

Dave¹

2011

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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“…Nevertheless, not all surfactant compositions are suitable for consisting dispersants to disperse spilled oil effectively, and many of the effective ones have the drawbacks of being toxic and/ or non-biodegradable [8].…”

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Preparation and Characterisation of Oil Spill Dipersants Based on Polyglycerol Nonionic Surfactants

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DISPERSANTS, usually blended with several surfactants and a solvent, are used to enhance oil spill dispersion as small droplets in water column. Although there is growing acceptance of dispersants as a counter measure to marine oil spill around the world, the two major issues with the dispersants are their toxicity to marine life and dispersion effectiveness (DE) for crude oil. To develop more efficient and less toxic dispersants, three dispersants of hexaglycerol esters (hexaglycerol laurate, hexaglycerol myristate and hexaglycerol palmitate) non-ionic surfactants were prepared. Salinity at different temperatures of the three dispersants was investigated. They had high (DE) for studied crude oil. Emulsion stability was also examined and it was found that all the prepared surfactants were able to form stable emulsions and their stability was very high, extending for months.

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Biobased Aerogels for Oil Spill Remediation

Leng

Zhang

et al. 2021

Supramolecular Gels

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A high-level synthesis of oil spill response equipment and countermeasures

Cited by 176 publications

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Remediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills: A Critical Review and Comparative Analysis

Remediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills: A Critical Review and Comparative Analysis

Preparation and Characterisation of Oil Spill Dipersants Based on Polyglycerol Nonionic Surfactants

Biobased Aerogels for Oil Spill Remediation

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