A sustainable approach to controlling oil spills

Abdul Aziz Al-Majed; Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo; M. Enamul Hossain

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.034

A sustainable approach to controlling oil spills

Abdul Aziz Al-Majed, Abdulrauf Rasheed Adebayo, M. Enamul Hossain^*

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Department of Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

As a result of the huge economic and environmental destruction from oil spills, studies have been directed at improving and deploying natural sorbents which are not only the least expensive but also the safest means of spill control. This research reviews the limitations and environmental impact of existing cleanup methods. It also justifies the need for concerted research effort on oil spill control using natural and sustainable technology concepts. The article proposes future guidelines for the development of a sustainable cleanup technology. Finally, guidelines for the development of a new technology for the Middle East are proposed, which is the use of an abundant resource-date palm fibers-for such techniques.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-227
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	113
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.034
State	Published - 30 Dec 2012

Keywords

Date palm
Environmental impact
Limitations of current technology
Natural sorbents
Oil spill
Sustainable technology

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Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

UN SDGs

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