Biofiltration of liquid effluents from the oil industry with natural materials

Authors

  • Yuletsis Díaz Rodríguez Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo
  • Leonardo Mendiola Lau Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo
  • Aimeé González Suárez Centro de Estudio de Ingeniería de Proceso. Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana “José Antonio Echeverría”.
  • Yamila Navarro Sosa Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo
  • Silvia Acosta Díaz Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo
  • Claudia Chao Reyes Centro de Investigaciones del Petróleo

Keywords:

biofilters, oil industry, environment, liquid waste

Abstract

The oil industry generates large volumes of liquid waste with high levels of contamination and its discharge into bodies of water causes the deterioration of the environment. In order to evaluate the biofiltration in a fixed bed with different natural materials, in the treatment of production waters of said activity, two biofilters packed with adsorbent materials and recirculation in discontinuous during 7 days of experimentation were evaluated. The ecotoxicity of the residue from each column was analyzed at the end of the experiment to evaluate its final disposition. The biofilters operated in a stable way guaranteeing a notable reduction of COD, sulphides, fats and oils. The residues were shown to be toxic, although a ratio of 5:25 g of residue: soil mixture can be used as a conditioner in the remediation of contaminated soils.

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2022-01-13

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Díaz Rodríguez, Y. ., Mendiola Lau, L. ., González Suárez, A. ., Navarro Sosa, Y. ., Acosta Díaz, S., & Chao Reyes, C. (2022). Biofiltration of liquid effluents from the oil industry with natural materials. Ingeniería Hidráulica Y Ambiental, 43(1), 12–24. Retrieved from https://riha.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/riha/article/view/569

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Vol. 43 No. 1 (2022): Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

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