Removal of oil from produced water using biosorbent

Authors:
  • TLTagreed Lutfee
    Tagreed Lutfee
  • JAJenan A Al-Najar
    Jenan A Al-Najar
  • FAFirdos M Abdulla
    Firdos M Abdulla

Abstract
The presence of oil in water bodies posses hazards to aquatic life. The essential target of this research is to examine the feasibility using Fish scale as biosorbents to clear up the oil spills in water body. The biosorbent used in this study was fish scale (FS). The effect of absorbent weight, concentration of oil, and pH were investigated using batch system to find the optimum condition. The maximum removal efficiency was 93% at pH 7 and at the concentration of 400 ppm. The equilibrium isotherm data were studied using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm model and it was found that the data fitted well with Freundlich isotherms.

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