Soil Washing to Eliminate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Petroleum Contaminated Soil - Temperature Effect

Authors

  • Danjuma Muhammad Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
  • Bintu Grema Mustafa Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
  • Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B. 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
  • Alfitouri Ibrahim Jellah Oil and Gas Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bani Waleed University, Libya
  • Abbas Mohamed Al-Khudafi Department of Petroleum Engineering, Hadhramout University, Al-Mukalla, Yemen
  • E. M. Mansour PVT Services Center & PVT Lab, Production Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt
  • Mohammed Abdulrahim Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/jir.v1i3.1547

Keywords:

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Oil Spillage, Soil Washing, Remediation, Petroleum Polluted Soil

Abstract

This study’s goals were to identify the components of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil samples polluted with petroleum and to ascertain how temperature affected the removal of PAHs pollutants from petroleum-contaminated soil. The concentration of contaminants in the soil samples decreased from 46.22-12.07 ppm to 77.01-30.06 ppm at a temperature increase of 20–160°C, as shown by the results of this study, which are also supported by the percentage removal efficiencies of 22.22–79.69% and 32.90–73.81% for samples M and S, respectively. It was further discovered that 160℃ was the ideal temperature range for soil washing to eliminate the pollutants. High removal efficiency values demonstrated the efficacy of the soil washing approach in removing pollutants with high PAH concentrations. This information can help in the creation of more successful and affordable soil remediation techniques.

Author Biographies

Bintu Grema Mustafa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

 

 

Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B. 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

 

 

Alfitouri Ibrahim Jellah, Oil and Gas Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bani Waleed University, Libya

 

 

Abbas Mohamed Al-Khudafi, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Hadhramout University, Al-Mukalla, Yemen

 

 

E. M. Mansour, PVT Services Center & PVT Lab, Production Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt

 

 

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2023-09-28

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Muhammad, D., Mustafa, B. G., Abubakar, A. M., Jellah, A. I., Al-Khudafi, A. M., Mansour, E. M., & Abdulrahim, M. (2023). Soil Washing to Eliminate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Petroleum Contaminated Soil - Temperature Effect. Journal of Innovative Research, 1(3), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.54536/jir.v1i3.1547

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