Environmental impacts and challenges associated with oil spills on shorelines

Z Asif, Z Chen, C An, J Dong - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oil spills are of great concern because they impose a threat to the marine ecosystem,
including shorelines. As oil spilled at sea is transported to the shoreline, and after its arrival …

Recent advances in chemical and biological degradation of spilled oil: a review of dispersants application in the marine environment

Z Zhu, F Merlin, M Yang, K Lee, B Chen, B Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing concerns over the risk of accidental releases of oil into the marine environment
have emphasized our need to improve both oil spill preparedness and response strategies …

Superhydrophobic polyurethane sponge for efficient water-oil emulsion separation and rapid solar-assisted highly viscous crude oil adsorption and recovery

J Chen, M Sun, Y Ni, T Zhu, J Huang, X Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid and efficient cleaning of oily wastewater and high viscosity crude oil spills is still a
global challenge. Conventional three-dimensional porous adsorbents are ineffective for oil …

Recent advancement in the development of new dispersants as oil spill treating agents

Z Zhu, X Song, Y Cao, B Chen, K Lee… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Food-grade and biological surfactants are promising for eco-friendly
dispersants.•Interfacial tension reduction and stable emulsion are key to effective …

Stereo-complex polylactide composite aerogel for crude oil adsorption

W Zhang, M Zhang, Q Chen, X Liu - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adsorption materials are a cost-effective and simple method for oil spill remediation, but their
efficiency is limited by high crude oil viscosity. Additionally, non-degradable materials pose …

Green solution for oil spills: A review on the role of surface-active ionic liquids

M Nazar, A Ahmad, SMS Hussain, AA Sulaimon… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil spills have long-lasting and harmful impacts on the environment, particularly on aquatic
ecosystems. This review provides a comprehensive overview of conventional methods for oil …

Impact of microplastics on oil dispersion efficiency in the marine environment

M Yang, B Zhang, Y Chen, X Xin, K Lee, B Chen - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oil spill and microplastics (MPs) pollution has raised global concerns, due to the negative
impacts on ocean sustainability. Chemical dispersants were widely adopted as oil-spill …

Development of emergency response systems by intelligent and integrated approaches for marine oil spill accidents

X Ye - 2022 - research.library.mun.ca
Oil products play a pervasive role in modern society as one of the dominant energy fuel
sources. Marine activities related to oil extraction and transportation play a vital role in …