Application of sorbents for oil spill cleanup focusing on natural-based modified materials: A review

M Zamparas, D Tzivras, V Dracopoulos, T Ioannides - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the use of banana peels for oil spill removal

GA El-Din, AA Amer, G Malsh, M Hussein - Alexandria engineering journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays, oil spill is one of the most serious pollutants that have negative effects on the
ecosystem and marine life. Environmentalists face major challenges in the treatment of spills …

Cost-effective reduced graphene oxide-coated polyurethane sponge as a highly efficient and reusable oil-absorbent

Y Liu, J Ma, T Wu, X Wang, G Huang… - … applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reduced graphene oxide coated polyurethane (rGPU) sponges were fabricated by a facile
method. The structure and properties of these rGPU sponges were characterized by Fourier …

Recyclable carbon nanotube sponges for oil absorption

X Gui, H Li, K Wang, J Wei, Y Jia, Z Li, L Fan, A Cao… - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
The recyclability of carbon nanotube (CNT) sponges in terms of oil absorption was studied.
The sorption capacities of these sponges are greater than 100 gg–1 for many organics and …

Eco-friendly magnetic activated carbon nano-hybrid for facile oil spills separation

H Shokry, M Elkady, E Salama - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
This work focuses mainly on environmental concern and protection through providing
beneficial use of waste biomass from water hyacinth to produce economical nano-magnetic …

An environmentally friendly method for the fabrication of reduced graphene oxide foam with a super oil absorption capacity

Y He, Y Liu, T Wu, J Ma, X Wang, Q Gong… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Three kinds of graphene oxide (GO) foams were fabricated using different freezing methods
(unidirectional freezing drying (UDF), non-directional freezing drying, and air freezing …

[HTML][HTML] Oil spill sorption capacity of raw and thermally modified orange peel waste

IA El Gheriany, FA El Saqa, AAER Amer… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Adsorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of nitrate and phosphate in binary systems on a novel adsorbent derived from corn stalks

C Fan, Y Zhang - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel adsorbents from raw corn stalks (RCS) were synthesised after cellulose isolation
followed by modification with epichlorohydrin, N, N-dimethylformamide, pyridine and …

Three-dimensional graphene-based aerogels prepared by a self-assembly process and its excellent catalytic and absorbing performance

T Wu, M Chen, L Zhang, X Xu, Y Liu, J Yan… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple one-step method for fabricating graphene-based hydrogels (GHs) with
interconnected 3D networks using Cu nanoparticles was developed. During this process …

Approach of cost-effective adsorbents for oil removal from oily water

S Sabir - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The hazard of oil pollution has increased with the growth of industrial development and
exploration, production, and refining of oil. Due to the recent increase in the volume of oily …