Evaluation of kapok (Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.) as a natural hollow hydrophobic-oleophilic fibrous sorbent for oil spill cleanup

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 955-963

  Lim, Teik Thye ^a   Huang, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Kapok; Oil; Oleophilicity; Polypropylene; Sorbent; Sorption

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SORPTION;

KAPOK; OLEOPHILICITY; SORBENTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DIESEL FUEL; OIL; POLYPROPYLENE; SORBENT;

HYDROPHOBICITY; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

CLEANUP; HYDROPHOBICITY; OIL SPILL; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; KAPOK; OIL SPILL; RECYCLING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; SORPTION; WATER REPELLENCE; WATER TREATMENT;

CEIBA PENTANDRA;

EID: 33751215104     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.062     Document Type: Article

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