Treatment of drill cuttings using microemulsion

Abstract Conventional treatment of drill cuttings, as drying and thermal desorption, is failing to meet environmental and economic standards; therefore, new alternatives for the treatment of this waste must be developed. The purpose of this study was to remove n-paraffin from drill cuttings using mi...

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Main Authors: Tereza Neuma de Castro Dantas, Daniel Nobre Nunes da Silva, Afonso Avelino Dantas Neto, Tycianne Janynne de Oliveira Cabral, Aécia Seleide Dantas dos Anjos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-00813-3