Utilization of silkworm cocoon waste as a sorbent for the removal of oil from water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 165, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Moriwaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kitajima, Shiori ^a   Kurashima, Masahiro ^a   Hagiwara, Ayaka ^a   Haraguchi, Kazuma ^a   Shirai, Koji ^a   Kanekatsu, Rensuke ^a   Kiguchi, Kenji ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oil sorbent; Silkworm cocoon waste

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; LOW COSTS; MOTOR OIL; OIL SORBENT; SILKWORM COCOON WASTE; SORBENT MATERIALS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; VEGETABLE OIL;

DEWATERING; LUBRICATING OILS; MATERIALS; MOTORS; REUSABILITY; SORBENTS; VEGETABLE OILS; WATER POLLUTION;

SORPTION;

FUEL OIL; OIL; PETROLEUM; SORBENT; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER;

ADSORPTION; CATERPILLAR; COCOON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OIL POLLUTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RECYCLING; SILKWORM; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; FUEL OILS; OILS; PLANT OILS; WATER PURIFICATION;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 64549119056     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.116     Document Type: Article

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