Superhydrophobic and oleophilic calcium carbonate powder as a selective oil sorbent with potential use in oil spill clean-ups

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 787-791

  Arbatan, Tina ^a   Fang, Xiya ^a   Shen, Wei ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Oil sorbent; Oil spill control; Oleophilic; Powder; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GULF OF MEXICO; LABORATORY TESTING; MINERAL POWDERS; OIL SORBENT; OIL SPILL CONTROL; OIL-WATER MIXTURE; OLEOPHILIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

CALCIUM; CARBONATION; FATTY ACIDS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; SORBENTS; SORPTION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 78650515418     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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