Remediation of Oil Spill Contaminated Water Using Spent Vegetable Oil

This research investigates the remediation of oil spill-contaminated water using spent vegetable oil. The studies evaluated the efficiency liquid-liquid extraction process by comparing the physicochemical parameters including pH, conductivity, density, viscosity, acid value, total soluble solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), and turbidity, at different spent vegetable oil-to-oil spill water ratios of 100:10, 500:10, 1000:10, 1500:10 and 2000:10. The physicochemical anlysis results after the extraction with spent oil shows: pH (-52.386%), conductivity (99.311%), density (9.246%), viscosity (99.949%), acid value (99.907%), TSS (99.936%), TDS (99.838%), and turbidity (85.377%). These results indicate a promising approach for remediating oil spill-contaminated water to produce good-quality water suitable for domestic use.