Phase-selective sorbent xerogels as reclamation agents for oil spills

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 5617-5621

  Lee, Phillip ^a   Rogers, Michael A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

12-HYDROXYSTEARIC ACID; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; FIBRILLAR NETWORKS; MOLECULAR GELS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; SORBENT MATERIALS; SPILL CONTAINMENT; THERMOREVERSIBLE;

OIL SPILLS;

XEROGELS;

12 HYDROXY STEARIC ACID; 12-HYDROXY STEARIC ACID; OIL; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; HYDROGELS; OILS; PARTICLE SIZE; STEARIC ACIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84877269371     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la400805c     Document Type: Article

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