Journal article
Characteristics and oil sorption effectiveness of kapok fiber, sugarcane bagasse and rice husks: Oil removal suitability matrix
Environmental Technology, Vol.33(46), pp.481-486
2012
Abstract
The characteristics and water/oil sorption effectiveness of kapok fiber, sugarcane bagasse and rice husks have been compared. The three biomass types are subjected to field-emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy while the surface tension analyses for liquid-air and oil-water systems have also been conducted. Both kapok fiber and sugarcane bagasse exhibit excellent oil sorption capabilities for diesel, crude, new engine and used engine oils since all their oil sorption capacities exceed 10 g/g. Synthetic sorbent exhibits oil sorption capacities comparable to sugarcane bagasse while rice husks exhibit the lowest oil sorption capacities among all the sorbents. Kapok fiber shows overwhelmingly high oil-to-water sorption (O/W) ratios ranging from 19.35 to 201.53 while sugarcane bagasse, rice husks and synthetic sorbent have significantly lower O/W ratios (0.76 to 2.69). This suggests that kapok fiber is a highly-effectual oil sorbent even in well-mixed oil-water media. An oil sorbent suitability matrix has been proposed to aid relevant stakeholders for evaluation of customized oil removal usage of the natural sorbents.
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- Title
- Characteristics and oil sorption effectiveness of kapok fiber, sugarcane bagasse and rice husks: Oil removal suitability matrix
- Authors/Creators
- N Ali (Author/Creator)M. El-Harbawi (Author/Creator)A. Abo Jabal (Author/Creator)C-Y Yin (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Environmental Technology, Vol.33(46), pp.481-486
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991005542019307891
- Copyright
- 2012 Taylor & Francis
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Chemical and Mathematical Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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