Removal of Oil Compounds from Polluted Water Using Membrane Technology

Authors

  • Lina Alwary Tishreen University
  • Adel Awad Tishreen University
  • Tamim Alia Tishreen University
  • Ali Ali University of Tartus image/svg+xml
  • Zaki Al-Aji Tishreen University

Keywords:

Polluted water, Petroleum oil, Membrane.

Abstract

The oil industries are accompanied by the issuance of many oil pollutants that are spread between soil, water and air, which are considered to be of great harm to the environment and people. Membrane technology is an environmental friend, and one of modern technologies that removes these compounds. This research aimed to remove pollutants present in low concentrations in the water contaminated with them. Experiments were carried out on commercial membranes and work was done to improve them with the aim of increasing their effectiveness, but the effectiveness of these commercial membranes and even after improving them remained low in removing pollutants from the water. In the second stage, work was done to manufacture new membranes and improve their effectiveness through the use of titanium nanoparticles and their effectiveness in removing oil pollutants from the contaminated water in them and in the case of an emulsion was studied, using the dead end methods and the opposite current, and these membranes were effective in removing emulsified oil from the contaminated water in both ways, the removal rate was 97%. It was found that adding the improved titanium oxide nanoparticles with arginine increased the amount of water flowing through the membrane.

 

Author Biographies

  • Lina Alwary, Tishreen University

    Dr, Marine Chemistry Department, Higher Institute for Marine Research

  • Adel Awad, Tishreen University

    Professor, Environmental Engineering Department, Civil Engineering Faculty

  • Tamim Alia, Tishreen University

    Professor, Environmental Chemistry Department, Higher Institute for Environment Researc

  • Ali Ali, University of Tartus

    Professor, Food Technology Department, Faculty of Technology

  • Zaki Al-Aji, Tishreen University

    Researcher, Polymer Technology Division, Department of Radiation Technology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria

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Published

2021-01-18

How to Cite

1.
Removal of Oil Compounds from Polluted Water Using Membrane Technology. Tuj-eng [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 18 [cited 2026 Nov. 11];42(6). Available from: https://journal.latakia-univ.edu.sy/index.php/engscnc/article/view/10216