Bolade, Oladotun P. and Durodola, B. M. and Williams, Akan B. and Benson, N. U. (2019) Persulphate-based degradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated water. In: International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World, 2019, Online.
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Abstract
The present study investigated the degradation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in crude oil polluted water using sodium persulphate as a chemical oxidant. Laboratory-scale contaminations of water and degradation experiments using 0.1 M oxidant were carried out with contact time ranging from 1 to 15 days. The TPH extraction was carried out and analyzed using gas chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID) (Agilent 7890A). 72% of ETPH was degraded within 15 days from an initial concentration of ~137 mg/L. Results indicated 99% efficiency in TPH degradation achieved within the first 10 days after initial contamination. Remediation technique on laboratory- and field-scale is promising and could potentially address major oil pollution contamination issues.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sodium persulphate, total petroleum hydrocarbons, crude oil, pollution, nano remediation |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2020 13:08 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2020 13:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13670 |
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