An Analysis of Oil Sorbents: Types, Characteristics, and Effectiveness

This article starts with an overview of available reports on the effectiveness estimation and implementation of oil sorbents. Given the lack of generalized or systematized requirements for oil sorbents and the paucity of reliable data on the Russian sorbent market, and bearing in mind the existing f...

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Published in:Petroleum chemistry 2022-10, Vol.62 (10), p.1139-1153
Main Authors: Skirdin, K. V., Kazmina, O. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Effectiveness
Evaluation
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Markets
Sorbents
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Summary:This article starts with an overview of available reports on the effectiveness estimation and implementation of oil sorbents. Given the lack of generalized or systematized requirements for oil sorbents and the paucity of reliable data on the Russian sorbent market, and bearing in mind the existing formulas for effectiveness evaluation that require a large set of sorbent data unavailable from public sources, proper estimation of sorbent effectiveness has been a challenging problem. The paper further analyzes the Russian sorbent market and in particular the market shares of the major manufacturers and supplier countries. The main characteristics of sorbents—divided into categories and groups according to the type of materials—were summarized. The existing sorbent effectiveness factors were discussed, with a focus on the limited applicability of the respective evaluation formulas. To overcome the challenges, we identified major stages of the sorbent life cycle and proposed a new system of factors that provides an integrated estimation of sorbent effectiveness, including that in each individual stage and overall estimates. A simplified formula was proposed to calculate a unified effectiveness factor using a minimized range of sorbent characteristics available from public reports. The effects of sorbent characteristics on the effectiveness factors were assessed. Based on a relative effectiveness factor proposed, we compared a variety of organic, inorganic, and synthetic oil sorbents and identified the most effective and the least effective categories. The most effective brands were also indicated.
ISSN:0965-5441
1555-6239
DOI:10.1134/S0965544122090109