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- Title
An Eco-friendly Solution for Oil Spill Absorption.
- Authors
Arquam, Ahmad; Deshmukh, Minal; Pathan, Aadil
- Abstract
It is extremely difficult to clean up accidental oil spills in water since conventional oil sorbents absorb much more water in addition to the oil. Alternatively, cleanup techniques might lead to secondary contamination. This study examines and measures the oil absorption capacities of two hydrophobic natural fibers: water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). At the laboratory scale, the absorption of engine oil, vegetable oil, and diesel oils onto various dry biomass materials, including water hyacinth and lotus with different particle sizes (BSS-44, BSS-60, BSS-100, BSS-120, BSS-160, and BSS-200), was investigated. Water hyacinth shows a higher absorption efficiency for all samples as compared to the lotus.
- Subjects
OIL spill cleanup; OIL spills; WATER hyacinth; ABSORPTION; EAST Indian lotus; VEGETABLE oils
- Publication
Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 4, p2121
- ISSN
0972-6268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.46488/NEPT.2023.v22i04.037