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Patricia Fernanda Andrade1, Thiago Figueiredo Azevedo, Iara F Gimenez
1Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Química, Universidade Federal de Sergipe-UFS, Av. Marechal Rondon s/n, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil.
Abstract:
Oily sludge samples formed in water-oil separation tanks from a petroleum industry were collected, characterized and heat-treated at different temperatures, in order to yield carbon-clay composites. EDX microanalysis, XRD and FTIR data revealed that before carbonization the oily sludge was formed mainly by a mixture of quartz, montmorillonite, calcite, barite and oil residues. After carbonization, mineral phases present were mainly quartz, anorthite and gehlenite, in addition to graphitic and disordered carbon domains, according to XRD, Raman and TEM measurements. A preliminary evaluation of the electrical conductivity performed by Impedance Spectroscopy revealed that the composites formed are conductive, exhibiting conductivity values typical of semiconductors, in contrast to the precursor material.
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