Development of a Model and Designing a System for Water Purification from Hydrocarbons

This paper presents a model based on which the system for purifying water from hydrocarbons was designed with an acceptable flow and water quality for discharge into surface waters. The purification includes extracting and processing the floating hydrocarbon layer, removing the wastewater layer, and...

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Main Authors: Igor Meixner, Lovorka Gotal Dmitrovic, Jan Meixner
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Language:English
Published: SDEWES Centre 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
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Online Access: http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid13.0544
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description This paper presents a model based on which the system for purifying water from hydrocarbons was designed with an acceptable flow and water quality for discharge into surface waters. The purification includes extracting and processing the floating hydrocarbon layer, removing the wastewater layer, and extracting soft tar. The developed system consists of two complex (sub)systems: one for conditioning floating hydrocarbons and soft tar and another for treating accumulated water. These two (sub)systems are interconnected by water and tar residue. Environmental informatics, which includes simulation modelling, systems theory, and statistical methods, forms the basis of the methodology. The result is an adaptive model for purifying wastewater to the quality required for discharge into a natural recipient and with acceptable purification dynamics.
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spelling doaj-art-b52cc98c6bbf49f89f2f6933274bb22a2025-08-20T03:28:00ZengSDEWES CentreJournal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems1848-92572025-06-0113213210.13044/j.sdewes.d13.05441130544Development of a Model and Designing a System for Water Purification from HydrocarbonsIgor Meixner0Lovorka Gotal Dmitrovic1Jan Meixner2 DLS d.o.o., Rijeka, Croatia University North, Varazdin, Croatia Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia This paper presents a model based on which the system for purifying water from hydrocarbons was designed with an acceptable flow and water quality for discharge into surface waters. The purification includes extracting and processing the floating hydrocarbon layer, removing the wastewater layer, and extracting soft tar. The developed system consists of two complex (sub)systems: one for conditioning floating hydrocarbons and soft tar and another for treating accumulated water. These two (sub)systems are interconnected by water and tar residue. Environmental informatics, which includes simulation modelling, systems theory, and statistical methods, forms the basis of the methodology. The result is an adaptive model for purifying wastewater to the quality required for discharge into a natural recipient and with acceptable purification dynamics. http://www.sdewes.org/jsdewes/pid13.0544 simulation modelling; environmental informatics; hazardous waste; complex system; adaptive model; systems theory; sovjak
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Development of a Model and Designing a System for Water Purification from Hydrocarbons
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simulation modelling; environmental informatics; hazardous waste; complex system; adaptive model; systems theory; sovjak
title Development of a Model and Designing a System for Water Purification from Hydrocarbons
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title_short Development of a Model and Designing a System for Water Purification from Hydrocarbons
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topic simulation modelling; environmental informatics; hazardous waste; complex system; adaptive model; systems theory; sovjak
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