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A Preliminary Study of Biodegradable Waste as Sorbent Material for Oil-Spill Cleanup
Joint Authors
Idris, Jamaliah
Gaius, Eyu
Mansor, A. M.
Ahmad, Z.
Chukwuekezie, C. S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Oil spill constitutes a major source of fresh and seawater pollution as a result of accidental discharge from tankers, marine engines, and underwater pipes.
Therefore, the need for cost-effective and environmental friendly sorbent materials for oil spill cleanup cannot be overemphasized.
The present work focuses on the preliminary study of empty palm fruit bunch fibre as a promising sorbent material.
The morphology of the unmodified empty palm fruit bunch, EPFB fibre, was examined using an optical microcopy, scanning electron microcopy coupled with EDX and X-ray diffraction.
The effects of oil volume, fibre weight, and time on oil absorption of EPFB fibre were evaluated with new engine oil from the model oil.
The results show that EPFB fibre consists of numerous micro pores, hydrophobic, and partially crystalline and amorphous with approximately 13.5% carbon.
The oil absorbency of the fibre increased with the increase in oil volume, immersion time, and fibre weight.
However, sorption capacity decreased beyond 3 g in 100 mL.
Additionally unmodified EPFB fibre showed optimum oil sorption efficiency of approximately 2.8 g/g within three days of immersion time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Idris, Jamaliah& Gaius, Eyu& Mansor, A. M.& Ahmad, Z.& Chukwuekezie, C. S.. 2014. A Preliminary Study of Biodegradable Waste as Sorbent Material for Oil-Spill Cleanup. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050450
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Idris, Jamaliah…[et al.]. A Preliminary Study of Biodegradable Waste as Sorbent Material for Oil-Spill Cleanup. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050450
American Medical Association (AMA)
Idris, Jamaliah& Gaius, Eyu& Mansor, A. M.& Ahmad, Z.& Chukwuekezie, C. S.. A Preliminary Study of Biodegradable Waste as Sorbent Material for Oil-Spill Cleanup. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050450
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050450