Superhydrophobic sponges impregnated by deep eutectic solvents for the removal of crude oil components from water

During the extraction of oil from the bottom of the seas and oceans, as well as accidents of tankers and container ships transporting oil or its products, there may be leakages and the release of hydrocarbon pollutants into the aquatic environment, and consequently lead to an ecological disaster. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, initiated by an oil spill that spilled 4.9 million barrels of oil into the water, and this year's tanker disaster in Mauritius, highlight the problem of a lack of cheap, effective and simple methods of removing oil and hydrocarbon stains ingredients from water reservoirs. The aim of the planned research is to verify the possibility of using polymer sponges impregnated with hydrophobic DES for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from water.

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Financial Program Name:

MINIATURA

Organization:

Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (National Science Centre)

Agreement:

DEC-2020/04/X/ST8/00754 z dnia 2020-11-04

Realisation period:

2020-11-19 - 2021-11-18

Project manager:

dr inż. Patrycja Makoś-Chełstowska

Team members:

Project manager dr inż. Patrycja Makoś-Chełstowska

Realised in:

Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology

Project's value:

49 500.00 PLN

Request type:

National Research Programmes

Domestic:

Domestic project

Verified by:

Gdańsk University of Technology

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Year 2024

Magnetic superhydrophobic melamine sponges for crude oil removal from water
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- CHEMOSPHERE - Year 2024
This paper proposes the preparation of a new sorbent material based on melamine sponges (MS) with superhydrophobic, superoleophilic, and magnetic properties. This study involved impregnating the surface of commercially available MS with eco-friendly deep eutectic solvents (DES) and Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The DES selection was based on the screening of 105 eutectic mixtures using COSMO-RS modeling. Other parameters affecting the efficiency...

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Year 2023

Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic melamine sponges impregnated with deep eutectic solvents for oil spill cleanup
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- P. Makoś-Chełstowska
- E. Słupek
- SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY - Year 2023
The extensive extraction of oil from the bottom of seas and oceans and its transportation by tankers increase the risk of potential environmental disasters associated with hydrocarbon fractions entering water reservoirs. Therefore, this paper presents the preparation of a simple impregnation of a melamine sponge with deep eutectic solvents (DES), which can be obtained from natural sources, including coconut oil, palm kernel oil,...

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Year 2022

Superhydrophobic sponges based on green deep eutectic solvents for spill oil removal from water
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- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Year 2022
The paper described a new method for crude oil-water separation by means of superhydrophobic melamine sponges impregnated by deep eutectic solvents (MS-DES). Due to the numerous potential of two-component DES formation, simple and quick screening of 156 non-ionic deep eutectic solvents using COSMO-RS (Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents) computational model was used. DES which were characterized by high solubility...

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