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Abstract ................................................................................................. 198 16.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 198 16.2 Effects of Oil Pollution .............................................................. 200 16.3 Oil Properties ............................................................................. 204 16.4 Behavior of Oil Spill Phenomena .............................................. 207 16.5 Use of Various Processes in Oil Spill Response Techniques ..... 212 16.6 Concluding Remarks .................................................................. 240 Keywords .............................................................................................. 241 References ............................................................................................. 241
ABSTRACT
Wherever oil is produced, transported, refined, or released from natural seeps, there will be oil slicks. While most of these spills will be small, a few will be large enough to cause serious impact to the environment. The topics develop to describe the fate and behavior of spilled oil on water. In this chapter, the data sources for oil properties and the most important methods of cleaning it up are reviewed. The standard formulas used to describe these processes and the changing physical properties of the slick are discussed, along with possible variations in these formulas. After discussion about different methods of oil spill cleanup, various efficient sorbent which can be used for this purpose are reviewed. Then novel sorbent carbon nanotube sponges are investigated in detail.
