Emulsion system, demulsification and membrane technology in oil-water emulsion separation: A comprehensive review

The economic development, utilization of petroleum and industrial production have produced a large quantity of emulsified oily wastewater, which will pose a serious threat to human beings and the environment if it is discharged into the environment without proper treatment. The conventional treatmen...

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Published in:Critical reviews in environmental science and technology Vol. 53; no. 12; pp. 1254 - 1278
Main Authors: Deng, Yuying, Dai, Min, Wu, Yanni, Peng, Changsheng
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 18.06.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Chemical treatment
demulsification
Economic development
Emulsion stability
Emulsions
energy
Energy consumption
Environmental protection
humans
Industrial production
membrane fouling
Membrane processes
Membrane separation
Membranes
migration and transformation of emulsifier
petroleum
pollution
Separation
Wastewater
Yu Yang and Yong Sik Ok
ISSN:1064-3389, 1547-6537, 1547-6537
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Summary:The economic development, utilization of petroleum and industrial production have produced a large quantity of emulsified oily wastewater, which will pose a serious threat to human beings and the environment if it is discharged into the environment without proper treatment. The conventional treatment methods for oily wastewater mainly include physical, chemical, and biological methods. Membrane separation technology, as a representative of physical treatment technology, has become a research hotspot. A large number of studies have shown that membrane separation technology has many advantages such as low energy consumption, low cost, high efficiency, and environmental protection. However, the practical engineering application is dominated by chemical treatment rather than membrane separation technology. So, the reason why membrane separation technology has not been widely applied in practice warrants investigation. In this paper, two main issues are summarized after comprehensive analysis: (1) the mechanism of membrane demulsification and separation is still unclear, especially the migration and transformation of emulsifiers during the process of demulsification; (2) some limitations such as membrane stability and membrane pollution are still needs to be overcome. Therefore, this paper deeply analyzes the demulsification mechanism and application barriers of various demulsification technologies with the overview of emulsion system as the starting point. An important emphasis is the application status of membrane separation technology in emulsion separation and the membrane fouling problem. Finally, some important issues in this field worthy of attention in the future development are put forward.
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ISSN:1064-3389
1547-6537
1547-6537
DOI:10.1080/10643389.2022.2131340