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Stabilization/solidification of petroleum drill cuttings

This paper in the top waste journal leads a series of four about stabilization/solidification of drill cuttings and is significant, as rigorous published data about this abundant petroleum industry waste are scarce, with unsophisticated management being common. A rigorous approach to formulation development, and new characterisation techniques demonstrate the effectiveness of a new additive for immobilisation of organic contaminants. It has led to new contacts in the oil industry and development of a related short course for Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.. It also relates to cuttings from shale gas exploitation and will therefore be increasingly topical.