A review of bio-based materials for oil spill treatment.
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This review comprises the work conducted by various researchers in the field of the removal and recovery of spilled oils using various biomasses and polymers, either in the form of sorbents or separators.About:
This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2018-05-15 and is currently open access. It has received 425 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Corexit.read more
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Application of coagulation/flocculation in oily wastewater treatment: A review.
Chuanliang Zhao,Junyuan Zhou,Yi Yan,Liwei Yang,Guohua Xing,Huanyu Li,Pei Wu,Mingyuan Wang,Huaili Zheng +8 more
TL;DR: Given strict emission standards and the refractory nature of oily wastewater, the combination process with coagulation/flocculation can present better application potential and are discussed in this review.
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Electrospun flexible nanofibrous membranes for oil/water separation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the design and fabrication of electrospun flexible nanofibrous membranes with special wettability for oil/water separation, including polymer-based, ceramic-based and carbon-based membranes.
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Synthesis of chitosan aerogels as promising carriers for drug delivery: A review.
TL;DR: The major focus of this review lies in preparation methods of chitosan aerogels from acidic aqueous solution and ch itosan solution in Ionic Liquids (ILs), which are expected to inspire readers to create new kind of drug delivery system based on chitotoxic aerogel materials.
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Banana peel as a biosorbent for the decontamination of water pollutants. A review
TL;DR: In this article, the use of natural banana peel for the biosorption of pollutants from water is discussed, and the factors controlling pollutants removal, and regeneration and reuse of the biosorbent.
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Rice straw agri-waste for water pollutant adsorption: Relevant mesoporous super hydrophobic cellulose aerogel
Mandana Dilamian,B. Noroozi +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggested that the super-hydrophobic natural cellulose aerogel can be used as a precious sorbents for adsorption of oil and organic solvents.
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