Nanoporous polystyrene fibers for oil spill cleanup

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-352

  Lin, Jinyou ^a   Shang, Yanwei ^a   Ding, Bin ^a   Yang, Jianmao ^a   Yu, Jianyong ^a   Al Deyab, Salem S ^b  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Nanoporous fibers; Oil sorption; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; LOW COSTS; MOTOR OIL; NANO-POROUS; NANOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPOROUS POLYSTYRENE; NATURAL SORBENTS; NON-WOVEN; OIL SORPTION; OIL SPILLAGE; POROUS STRUCTURES; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION KINETICS; SUNFLOWER SEED OIL; WATER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OIL SPILLS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; POROUS MATERIALS; SEAWATER; SORBENTS; SORPTION; VEGETABLE OILS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTROSPINNING;

BEAN OIL; EDIBLE OIL; OIL; POLYSTYRENE; SORBENT; SUNFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLEANUP; HYDROPHOBICITY; OIL SPILL; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIBER; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOPOROUS POLYSTYRENE FIBER; OIL SPILL; POROSITY; SEA POLLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; OILS; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYSTYRENES; WATER;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 84856304508     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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