relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/11364/ title: Progress in ultrasonic oil-contaminated sand cleaning: a fundamental review creator: Mat-Shayuti, M.S. creator: Tuan Ya, T.M.Y.S. creator: Abdullah, M.Z. creator: Megat Khamaruddin, P.N.F. creator: Othman, N.H. description: Steady efforts in using ultrasonic energy to treat oil-contaminated sand started in the early 2000s until today, although pilot studies on the area can be traced to even earlier dates. Owing to the unique characteristics of the acoustic means, the separation of oil from sand has been showing good results in laboratories. This review provides the compilation of researches and insights into the mechanism of separation thus far. Related topics in the areas of oil-contaminated sand characterizations, fundamental ultrasonic cleaning, and cavitation effects are also addressed. Nevertheless, many of the documented works are only at laboratory or pilot-scale level, and the comprehensive interaction between ultrasonic parameters towards cleaning efficiencies may not have been fully unveiled. Gaps and opportunities are also presented at the end of this article. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. publisher: Springer Verlag date: 2019 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Mat-Shayuti, M.S. and Tuan Ya, T.M.Y.S. and Abdullah, M.Z. and Megat Khamaruddin, P.N.F. and Othman, N.H. (2019) Progress in ultrasonic oil-contaminated sand cleaning: a fundamental review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (26). pp. 26419-26438. ISSN 09441344 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069501159&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-019-05954-w&partnerID=40&md5=8871cf775224a31161ade2d6e1c7a4bd relation: 10.1007/s11356-019-05954-w identifier: 10.1007/s11356-019-05954-w