Conventional synthetic sorbents for oil spill removal are the most widely applied materials,
although they are not the optimal choices from an economic and environmental point of …

Growing industrial and academic interests in the choice of wood fibres as reinforcing fillers
in polymer composites; in preference to synthetic fibres; is premised on their excellent …

Oil spill cases in the river Nile have been reported in the recent decade. Orange peel is a
major waste of the food processing industry in Egypt, one of the six largest orange peel …

Crude oil released to the marine environment through accidental spillage or drainage from
land causes serious damage to the environment and marine life. The treatment of an oil spill …

This study investigated a new area of improving the adsorption capacity of clay using corn
cob as an alternative means of clay modification to the more expensive and complicated …

Abstract The dependence of Nigerian Government on foreign technology for oil spill cleanup
in its water bodies does not add local content value in the development of the Nation's …

For the manufacturing of composites, researchers all over the world have moved from
commercially available glass fibres to aramid fibres in recent years. The low density, ease of …

The release of toxic tartrazine dye from industrial effluent into the environment is of public
health concern. This study therefore aimed at the removal of tartrazine from solution using …

Abstract N-(2-chloroethyl) morpholine-4-carboxamide (NCMC), N-(2-chloroethyl)
tiomorpholine-4-carboxamide (NCTC) and N, N-bis (2-chloroethyl) piperazine-1, 4 …

Lasienthra africanum (LA) leaf extract was employed for nano-silver synthesis. The reducing
effect of the plant extract was investigated at different times, pH, temperatures and …