eprintid: 15783 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/57/83 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:30:25 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:30:25 status_changed: 2023-11-10 02:00:24 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Sidek, A. creators_name: Omar, A.F. creators_name: Supee, A. creators_name: Alpandi, A.H. creators_name: Husin, H. creators_name: Ekaputra, D.B. creators_name: Omar, S. title: Oily sand cleaning optimization by surfactants interfacial tension screening and hydrocyclone separation Pengoptimuman pembersihan pasir berminyak oleh saringan ketegangan antara muka surfaktan dan pemisahan hidrosiklon ispublished: pub note: cited By 0 abstract: The oily sand cleaning process should pass the standard discharge requirements so that its impact on the environment can be minimized. This work has used integrated surfactants which includes sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS, anionic), saponin (plant-based, nonionic), and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, cationic) with hydrocyclone method, for washing oily sand (41 wt. of paraffin) with fixed cleaning time of 150 minutes. The interfacial tension (IFT) of the surfactants as a cleaning agent was screened based on the critical micelle concentration (CMC) so that the desirable surfactant concentration can be used. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray (FESEM-EDX) was used to characterize the sand for before and after the cleaning process. As compared to without hydrocyclone, the application of hydrocyclone caused in increasing oil removal efficiency with CTAB exhibits 91, followed by SDS (87), and saponin (79). Based on the FESEM-EDX characterization, besides its primary function of oil removal from the sand, saponin is also capable to remove heavy metal elements. It can be deduced that the integration of hydrocyclone with the surfactants can cause in synergized effects which could then improve the oily sand cleaning efficiency. © 2021, Malaysian Society of Analytical Sciences. All rights reserved. date: 2021 publisher: Malaysian Society of Analytical Sciences official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105464555&partnerID=40&md5=bb9828d53f6a87d4c1bb9a5339e95add full_text_status: none publication: Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences volume: 25 number: 2 pagerange: 203-214 refereed: TRUE issn: 13942506 citation: Sidek, A. and Omar, A.F. and Supee, A. and Alpandi, A.H. and Husin, H. and Ekaputra, D.B. and Omar, S. (2021) Oily sand cleaning optimization by surfactants interfacial tension screening and hydrocyclone separation Pengoptimuman pembersihan pasir berminyak oleh saringan ketegangan antara muka surfaktan dan pemisahan hidrosiklon. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 25 (2). pp. 203-214. ISSN 13942506