STRUCTURE AND SORPTION PROPERTIES OF HIGH-MOOR PEAT OF SUBARCTIC TERRITORIES
Nowadays the issues related to elimination of negative influence on the environment of oil production and processing become more acute, since the growing consumption of petroleum products is accompanied by an increase of the risk of spills and leaks. The most effective and affordable method for the rapid collection of oil in case of emergency spills is the use of different sorbents. Lately sorbents on the base of renewable and slowly renewable raw materials have found wide application in the industry. In the Arkhangelsk region the most promising form of such a raw material is peat moss with low degree of decomposition, having loose cellular and highly porous structure. From the point of view of safe environmental management, it is attractive that peat does not give the environmental impact on the ecosystems as a sorbent of natural origin. This fact is of particular importance for subarctic ecosystems because of their low resistance to human activities and weak capacity to self-regeneration.