Crude oil sorption from polluted waters by locally produced materials

Abstract EN

This paper covers the study of using local wood sawdust and polyurethane type polyester which is prepared locally and their capability as a sorbing substance for treating oil pollution of Iraqi waters.

The study points directly to the high efficiency of the sorbing substance in treating the oil pollution due to the absence of its hazardous cffects on the environment in addition to its economical values Some of these materials are being extracted from the sorbant and the spilled oil.

The paper, also, includes data about the effect of crude oil API gravity and that of temperature on the oil solubility in Iraqi waters plus the loading capacity and the efficiency of the sorbams.

The paper stresses on the necessity of treating polluted waters during the early hours of oil leakage or spillage especially where the pollutants are light oils.