Article Type
Research Article
Subject Area
Environmental Pollution
Abstract
Natural fibers are among the alternatives for oily wastewater treatment due to their simplicity, excellent oil removal properties, environmentally friendly characteristic and easy availability and feasibility. In this study, three different types of fibrous adsorbents materials were used for the removal of diesel, crude and vegetable oil. All oils were characterized by GC- Mass. Luffa cylindrical; LC, Palm fibers, PF and Peanut hull husk (PHL) were used. Adsorption capacity and water uptake were examined for the fibers. Various methods were used for modification of adsorbents via physical and chemical modifications to enhance their oil adsorption capability. It was found that, organically treated adsorbents were the most efficient method among all treatments of the adsorbents using the different three types of oil. The maximum capacity attained was approximately 44.19 g oil / g sorbent. The adsorption capacity of different treatments showed the following trend: organic >Thermal > inorganic treatment. Characteristics of the treated fibers were investigated by FTIR and SEM.
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Recommended Citation
Thabet, Walaa M.; Nasr, Samir M.; and Abdelwahab, Ola
(2024)
"Effectiveness of Various Modified Vegetable Fibers for Oil Spill Removal,"
Blue Economy: Vol. 2
:
Iss.
2
, Article 9.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.57241/2805-2994.1034
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