CNTs reinforced super-hydrophobic-oleophilic electrospun polystyrene oil sorbent for enhanced sorption capacity and reusability

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 314, Issue , 2017, Pages 526-536

  Wu, Jingya ^a   An, Alicia Kyoungjin ^a   Guo, Jiaxin ^a   Lee, Eui Jong ^a   Farid, Muhammad Usman ^a   Jeong, Sanghyun ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Electrospinning; Oil sorption; Polystyrene; Reusability; Sorbents

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROPHOBICITY; OIL SPILLS; POLYSTYRENES; REUSABILITY; SORBENTS; SORPTION; SUNFLOWER OIL; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WATER POLLUTION; YARN;

COVALENT MODIFICATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; OIL SORPTION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 85012110615     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.010     Document Type: Article

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