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Skimmer (machine)
About: Skimmer (machine) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 816 publications have been published within this topic receiving 7226 citations.
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TL;DR: The study showed that using the new surface pattern in the recovery unit can increase the skimmer oil recovery efficiency up to three times, and was found to be efficient on oils with a wide range of viscosities, including diesel oil, which is a challenging liquid to recover due to its low viscosity.
Abstract: The primary objective of this research was to improve the efficiency of mechanical oil spill response equipment by optimizing the geometry of the oleophilic skimmer recovery surface. Another objective of this work was to study the relation between the operational variables and the oil spill recovery efficiency in a full-scale oil spill recovery test, comparing novel and conventional oleophilic drum skimmer configurations. The study showed that using the new surface pattern in the recovery unit can increase the skimmer oil recovery efficiency up to three times. The improved surface pattern was found to be efficient on oils with a wide range of viscosities, including diesel oil, which is a challenging liquid to recover due to its low viscosity. The effect of the surface pattern dimensions on the recovery efficiency was explored. Guidelines for the design of a more efficient surface geometry tailored to the properties of the recovered oil were developed.
356 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a super-hydrophobic copper mesh was fabricated by an immersion process and exploited as an advanced platform for oil-water separation, and the obtained mesh was enfolded directly to form a boat-like device, and it could also be mounted on an open end of a glass barrel to form the oil skimmer device.
186 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a barrel-shaped oil skimmer mainly composed of an SS Cu foam and a glass barrel is developed as a potential step-change device to enable separation of oil and water.
Abstract: © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Superhydrophobic-superoleophilic (SS) materials have the prospect to be used in oil-spill cleanup as treated felts because of their complete oil-absorbing and water-repelling properties. The main issues affecting the practical application of the SS materials are the low volume-based absorption capacity (resulting in a high cost), the requirement for mechanical handling (squeeze out the oil) for recycling, and low storage stability of the collected oil. In this study, a barrel-shaped oil skimmer mainly composed of an SS Cu foam and a glass barrel is developed as a potential step-change device to enable separation of oil and water. The SS Cu active component is fabricated by chemical etching and stearic acid modification. The demonstrator oil skimmer quickly and selectively absorbs and collects a variety of oils from a polluted water surface, showing a high separation efficiency and volume-based absorption capacity. The device can be easily scaled up. In addition to the high absorption capacity, the as-prepared oil skimmer filters and collects the floating oil into the barrel, removing the traditional mechanical handling. Moreover, the as-prepared oil skimmer also shows good storage stability; no oil escapes from the skimmer under harsh conditions. The findings presented in this study facilitate a novel, simple, and low-cost approach for oil-spill cleanup.
113 citations
TL;DR: It was found that the selection of the recovery surface material can increase the recovery rates up to 20% and the increase in oil slick thickness from 10 to 25 mm led to up to two times higher recovery rates for a viscous oil, but did not have any noticeable effect on the recovery rate of light oil.
110 citations
1 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a scientific approach to the clean up of oil spills, including the analysis of oil behavior such as evaporation, solubility, and sedimentation.
Abstract: Oil Spill Science and Technology provides a scientific approach to the clean up of oil spills. Topics include the analysis of oil behavior such as evaporation, solubility, and sedimentation. Other topics include the biodegradation and environmental effects of oil spills and case studies.
107 citations
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| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 25 |