{"product_id":"oil-spill-remediation-isbn-9781118206706","title":"Oil Spill Remediation","description":"This book provides a comprehensive overview of oil spill remediation from the perspectives of policy makers, scientists, and engineers, generally focusing on colloid chemistry phenomena and solutions involved in oil spills and their cleanup.\u003cbr\u003e • First book to address oil spill remediation from the perspective of physicochemical and colloidal science\u003cbr\u003e • Discusses current and emerging detergents used in clean-ups\u003cbr\u003e • Includes chapters from leading scientists, researchers, engineers, and policy makers\u003cbr\u003e • Presents new insights into the possible impact of oil spills on ecosystems as well as preventive measures  \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Science-Based Decision Making on the Use of Dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlbert D. Venosa, Paul T. Anastas, Mace G. Barron, Robyn N. Conmy, Marc S. Greenberg, and Gregory J. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Understanding and Properly Interpreting the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Blowout 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean S. Anderson, Charles H. Peterson, Gary Cherr, Richard Ambrose, Shelly Anghera, Steve Bay, Michael J. Blum, Rob Condon, Thomas Dean, William (Monty) Graham, Michael Guzy, Stephanie Hampton, Samantha Joye, John Lambrinos, Bruce Mate, Douglas Meffert, Sean Powers, Ponisseril Somasundaran, Robert Spies, Caz Taylor, and Ronald Tjeerdema by Nceas Gulf Oil Spill Ecotox Working Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Remediation and Restoration of Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems Following the Deepwater Horizon Event 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Blum, Brittany M. Bernik, Thomas Azwell, and Eric M.V. Hoek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Challenges in and Approaches to Modeling the Complexities of Deepwater Oil and Gas Release 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRupesh K. Reddy, A. Rao, Z. Yu, C. Wu, K. Nandakumar, L. Thibodeaux, and Kalliat T. Valsaraj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Oil Films: Some Basic Concepts 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohan Sjöblom and Sébastien Simon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Remediating Oilfield Waste and Spills 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRaymond S. Farinato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Multipronged Approach for Oil Spill Remediation 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePartha Patra and Ponisseril Somasundaran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Packed-Bed Capillary Microscopy on BP-Oil-Spill Oil in Porous Media 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeixi Zhu, Qing Wang, Yuly A. Jaimes-Lizcano, and Kyriakos Papadopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Jameson Cell Technology for Organics Recovery 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraeme J. Jameson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Development of Gelling Agent for Spilled Oils 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKazutami Sakamoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Microstructures of Capped Ethylene Oxide Oligomers in Water and n-Hexane 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMangesh I. Chaudhari and Lawrence R. Pratt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Some Colloidal Fundamentals in Oil Spill Remediation: The Water\/Surfactant\/Hydrocarbon Combination 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eS. E. Friberg, H. Hasinovic, and Pi Belobrov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Physicochemical Properties of Heavy Oil–Water Interface in the Context of Oil Removal from Seawater by Froth Flotation 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouxiang Wang, Meghan Curran, Meijiao Deng, Qingxia Liu, Zhenghe Xu, and Jacob Masliyah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Measurement of Interfacial Tension in Hydrocarbon\/Water\/Dispersant Systems at Deepwater Conditions 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMohamed A. Abdelrahim and Dandina N. Rao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Surfactant Technologies for Remediation of Oil Spills 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdgar J. Acosta and Suniya Quraishi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Role of Structural Forces in Cleaning Soiled Surfaces 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarsh Wasan, Alex Nikolov, and Gopi Sethumadhavan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePonisseril Somasundaran\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is Chairman of the Henry Krumb School at Columbia University and is currently on the board of the new United Engineering Foundation. He has authored\/edited fifteen books and over 700 scientific publications and patents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartha Patra\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, isResearch Scientist at Columbia University in New York. His research efforts focus on dealing with challenges associated with earth resource recovery and management, and development of engineering tools to promote usage of bioreagents in personal care, pharmaceuticals and food industries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond S. Farinato\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD,is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the \u003ci\u003eIn Process Separation\u003c\/i\u003e department of Cytec Industries Inc. and an adjunct professor in the \u003ci\u003eEarth \u0026amp; Environmental Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e department at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKyriakos Papadopoulos\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is Professor of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. His capillary video-microscopy technique has been used in studies of dermal delivery of vaccines, oil-spill cleanup and improvement of engine lubricant oils.  \u003cp\u003eIn April of 2010, the \u003ca title=\"Deepwater Horizon oil spill\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill\"\u003eDeepwater Horizon oil spill\u003c\/a\u003e in the Gulf of Mexico became the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters in history, resulting in severe environmental, health and economic consequences. With massive cleanup and relief efforts that followed, the event led many science and engineering communities to apply their expertise and knowledge towards oil spill remediation advancements. \u003ci\u003eOil Spill Remediation: Colloid Chemistry-Based Principles and Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is based on a special symposium run by leading scientists, engineers and policy makers at the 2011 annual SME meeting, dedicated to advancing oil spill remediation technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into three sections, \u003ci\u003eOil Spill Remediation: Colloid Chemistry-Based Principles and Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a science-based overview of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Next, it discusses:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOil spill remediation from the perspective of physicochemical and colloidal science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent regulations on toxic impact of oil and dispersants, and the available environment assessment tools and resources for the remediation of oil spills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent research on dispersants, colloids, and other options for remediation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Each chapter addresses deeper scientific problems associated with current technologies and highlights the urgent need for better remediation methods. With contributions from Lisa Jackson (former Administrator of the EPA), leading researchers, scientists, engineers and policy makers, this monograph is valuable for all experts in, but not limited to, the chemical, physical-chemical, geological and environmental fields, endeavoring to understand, design and develop new and efficient remediation techniques.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989710913765,"sku":"NP9781118206706","price":173.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118206706.jpg?v=1761785201","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/oil-spill-remediation-isbn-9781118206706","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}