Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2022.12.005

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (7): 270-278.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.12.005

Previous Articles Next Articles

Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion

Huie Liu, Hongjian Chen, Guanghui Huang, Yunfei Yu, Rujie Li, Shuang Chen

College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China

Received:2021-12-08 Revised:2022-12-04 Online:2023-10-14 Published:2023-07-28
Contact: Huie Liu,E-mail:liuhuie@upc.edu.cn
Supported by:
The authors thank the financial support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078366) and the supply of the sophorolipids by Shandong Qilu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion

Huie Liu, Hongjian Chen, Guanghui Huang, Yunfei Yu, Rujie Li, Shuang Chen

College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China

通讯作者: Huie Liu,E-mail:liuhuie@upc.edu.cn
基金资助:
The authors thank the financial support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078366) and the supply of the sophorolipids by Shandong Qilu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Abstract

Abstract: A sophorolipids (SLs) micro-emulsion in Winsor type I form was used for crude oil contaminated soil washing treatment. The micro-emulsion shows higher oil removal rate than SLs aqueous solution and diesel oil. The type I micro-emulsion with w(SLs) = 6%, w(NaCl) = 1%, w(diesel) = 13.36% gave a high oil removal rate of 95.6% and the eluate remained in type I state. The recovered oil showed lower viscosity, mainly caused by the entering of diesel from the micro-emulsion phase into the oil phase and the lower removal rate of the heavier components, such as the resin and asphaltene. The initial heavily saline-alkaline soil changed into mildly saline-alkaline state after washing treatment, favoring the germination and growth of plants, with ryegrass showing better germination and growth effect than alfalfa. The ryegrass showed good phytoremediation effect on the contaminated soil after SLs micro-emulsion washing. The combination process of SL micro-emulsion washing and ryegrass phytoremediation is prospective for oily soil treatment.

Key words: Sophorolipids, Winsor type I micro-emulsion, Washing, Saline-alkaline soil, Plant germination and growth

摘要： A sophorolipids (SLs) micro-emulsion in Winsor type I form was used for crude oil contaminated soil washing treatment. The micro-emulsion shows higher oil removal rate than SLs aqueous solution and diesel oil. The type I micro-emulsion with w(SLs) = 6%, w(NaCl) = 1%, w(diesel) = 13.36% gave a high oil removal rate of 95.6% and the eluate remained in type I state. The recovered oil showed lower viscosity, mainly caused by the entering of diesel from the micro-emulsion phase into the oil phase and the lower removal rate of the heavier components, such as the resin and asphaltene. The initial heavily saline-alkaline soil changed into mildly saline-alkaline state after washing treatment, favoring the germination and growth of plants, with ryegrass showing better germination and growth effect than alfalfa. The ryegrass showed good phytoremediation effect on the contaminated soil after SLs micro-emulsion washing. The combination process of SL micro-emulsion washing and ryegrass phytoremediation is prospective for oily soil treatment.

关键词: Sophorolipids, Winsor type I micro-emulsion, Washing, Saline-alkaline soil, Plant germination and growth

Huie Liu, Hongjian Chen, Guanghui Huang, Yunfei Yu, Rujie Li, Shuang Chen. Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 59(7): 270-278.

Huie Liu, Hongjian Chen, Guanghui Huang, Yunfei Yu, Rujie Li, Shuang Chen. Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2023, 59(7): 270-278.

References

[1] J. Gracida, J. Ortega-Ortega, L.G. Torres B, M. Romero-Avila, A. Abreu, Synthesis of anionic surfactant and their application in washing of oil-contaminated soil, J. Surfactants Deterg. 20 (2) (2017) 493-502.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11743-017-1926-z
[2] Y. Gu, Z. Zuo, C. Shi, X. Hu, Applied Sciences-Basel, 10 (2020) 1103.
[3] T.K. Li, Y. Liu, S.J. Lin, Y.Z. Liu, Y.F. Xie, Soil pollution management in China: a brief introduction, Sustainability 11 (3) (2019) 556.https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030556
[4] K. Urum, S. Grigson, T. Pekdemir, S. McMenamy, A comparison of the efficiency of different surfactants for removal of crude oil from contaminated soils, Chemosphere 62 (9) (2006) 1403-1410.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.016
[5] R. Khalladi, O. Benhabiles, F. Bentahar, N. Moulai-Mostefa, Surfactant remediation of diesel fuel polluted soil, J. Hazard. Mater. 164 (2-3) (2009) 1179-1184.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.024
[6] A. Uhmann, T.J. Aspray, Potential benefit of surfactants in a hydrocarbon contaminated soil washing process: Fluorescence spectroscopy based assessment, J. Hazard. Mater. 219-220 (2012) 141-147.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.071
[7] W.X. Chen, H.Y. Zhang, M. Zhang, X.F. Shen, X.Y. Zhang, F. Wu, J. Hu, B. Wang, X.L. Wang, Removal of PAHs at high concentrations in a soil washing solution containing TX-100 via simultaneous sorption and biodegradation processes by immobilized degrading bacteria in PVA-SA hydrogel beads, J. Hazard. Mater. 410 (2021) 124533.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124533
[8] L. Wang, H.E. Liu, S. Chen, M. Wang, Y.T. Liu, W.H. Yu, X.X. Zhang, Crude oil-contaminated soil treatment and oil recovery through micro-emulsion washing, Energy Fuels 33 (11) (2019) 11486-11493.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02753
[9] C. Toncumpou, E.J. Acosta, L.B. Quencer, A.F. Joseph, J.F. Scamehorn, D.A. Sabatini, S. Chavadej, N. Yanumet, Microemulsion formation and detergency with oily soils: I. Phase behavior and interfacial tension，Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 6 (2003) 191-203.
[10] C. Tongcumpou,E. J. Acosta,L. B. Quencer,A. F. Joseph,J. F. Scamehorn,D. A. Sabatini,S. Chavadej，N. Yanumet, Microemulsion formation and detergency with oily soils: II. Detergency formulation and performance，Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 6 (2003) 205-214.
[11] C. Tongcumpou, E.J. Acosta, L.B. Quencer, A.F. Joseph, J.F. Scamehorn, D.A. Sabatini, N. Yanumet, S. Chavadej, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 8 (2005) 147-156.
[12] Y. Gu, S. Chen, H.e. Liu, J. Li, Y. Liu, L. Wang, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28 (2020) 526-531.
[13] S. Dela Fonte, C. Silva, L.C. Santos, G. Simonelli, Remediation of oil-contaminated sediments using microemulsions: a review, Soil Sediment Contam. Int. J. 30 (7) (2021) 771-786.https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2021.1893644
[14] J.-L. Salager, A.M. Forgiarini, J. Bullon, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 16 (2013) 449-472.
[15] E.O. Fenibo, G.N. Ijoma, R. Selvarajan, C.B. Chikere, Microbial surfactants: the next generation multifunctional biomolecules for applications in the petroleum industry and its associated environmental remediation, Microorganisms 7 (11) (2019) 581.https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110581
[16] I.G.S. da Silva, F.C.G. de Almeida, N.M.P. da Rocha e Silva, J.T.R. de Oliveira, A. Converti, L.A. Sarubbo, Application of green surfactants in the remediation of soils contaminated by hydrocarbons, Processes 9 (9) (2021) 1666.https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9091666
[17] Y. Hirata, M. Ryu, Y. Oda, K. Igarashi, A. Nagatsuka, T. Furuta, M. Sugiura, Novel characteristics of sophorolipids, yeast glycolipid biosurfactants, as biodegradable low-foaming surfactants, J. Biosci. Bioeng. 108 (2) (2009) 142-146.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.03.012
[18] R.K. Srivastava, N. Bothra, R. Singh, M.C. Sai, S.V. Nedungadi, P.K. Sarangi, Archives of Microbiology, 204 (2022) 452.
[19] S. Mishra, Z.Q. Lin, S.M. Pang, Y.M. Zhang, P. Bhatt, S.H. Chen, Biosurfactant is a powerful tool for the bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated soils, J. Hazard. Mater. 418 (2021) 126253.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126253
[20] M.A.P.C. Celligoi, V.A.I. Silveira, A. Hipólito, T.O. Caretta, C. Baldo, Sophorolipids: a review on production and perspectives of application in agriculture, Span. J. Agric. Res. 18 (3) (2020) e03R01.https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2020183-15225
[21] T. Minucelli, R.M. Ribeiro-Viana, D. Borsato, G. Andrade, M.V. Torres Cely, M.R. de Oliveira, C. Baldo, M.A. Pedrine Colabone Celligoi, Sophorolipids production by candida bombicola ATCC 22214 and its potential application in soil bioremediation, Waste Biomass Valorization 8 (2017) 743-753.
[22] T. Goswami, F.M.G. Tack, L. McGachy, M. Sir, Applied Sciences-Basel, 10 (2020) 1981.
[23] S.W. Kang, Y.B. Kim, J.D. Shin, E.K. Kim, Enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbons in soil by microbial biosurfactant, sophorolipid, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 160 (3) (2010) 780-790.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-009-8580-5
[24] G.F. Li, X.Y. Yi, J.T. Jiang, Y. Zhang, Y.L. Li, Dynamic surface properties and dilational rheology of acidic and lactonic sophorolipids at the air-water interface, Colloids Surf. B Biointerfaces 195 (2020) 111248.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111248
[25] C.H. Yang, Experimental study on the viscosity reduction of heavy oil by using of a new type of micro-emulsion, Petroleum Sci. Technol. 37 (12) (2019) 1394-1399.https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2019.1587459
[26] E. Lowry, M. Sedghi, L. Goual, Colloids and Surfaces a-Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 506 (2016) 485-494.
[27] T. R. Carale, Q. T. Pham, D. Blankschtein, Langmuir, 10 (1994) 109-121.
[28] J. Long, S.L. Tian, G. Li, L. Li, Micellar aggregation behavior and electrochemically reversible solubilization of a redox-active nonionic surfactant, J. Solut. Chem. 44 (6) (2015) 1163-1176.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-015-0345-x
[29] S. Miyagishi, K. Okada, T. Asakawa, Salt effect on critical micelle concentrations of nonionic surfactants, N-acyl-N-methylglucamides (MEGA-n), J. Colloid Interface Sci. 238 (1) (2001) 91-95.https://doi.org/10.1006/jcis.2001.7503
[30] H.N. Chen, L.Y. Tao, J.M. Shi, X.R. Han, X.G. Cheng, Exogenous salicylic acid signal reveals an osmotic regulatory role in priming the seed germination of Leymus chinensis under salt-alkali stress, Environ. Exp. Bot. 188 (2021) 104498.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104498
[31] J. Lin, X. Hua, X. Peng, B. Dong, X. Yan, Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 (2018) 1458.
[32] Y. Wei, Y.Q. Wang, M. Duan, J.C. Han, G. Li, Growth tolerance and remediation potential of six plants in oil-polluted soil, J. Soils Sediments 19 (11) (2019) 3773-3785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02348-w

Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion

Remediation of oily soil using acidic sophorolipids micro-emulsion

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

References

Related Articles 1

Recommended Articles

Metrics

Comments