Interaction between oil and suspended particulate matter in the yukon river

摘要

A literature search and laboratory study were conducted to predict the amount of oil, if any, that would be removed by oil-solid interaction from the surface slick of a pipeline spill onto the Yukon River. Samples of alaska North Slop settle. The solid river water were shaken under varous conditions and allowed to settle. The solid particles that sank were whithdrawn and any oil associated with the solids are extracted and quantified. From the results, the most important factors affecting the oil=solid internaction process were mixing energy and temperature, and to a lesser degree oil volume and settling time. A reasonable estimate for oil loading on the suspended solids during a spill would be on the order of 0.1 g of oil per g of solid.