Investigation of the effectiveness of absorbent materials in oil spills clean up

Teas, Ch; Kalligeros, S; Zanikos, F; Stournas, S; Lois, E; Anastopoulos, G

dc.contributor.author	Teas, Ch	en
dc.contributor.author	Kalligeros, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Zanikos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Stournas, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lois, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastopoulos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:39Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0011-9164	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14151
dc.subject	Cellulosic fiber	en
dc.subject	Expanded perlite	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Oil spills	en
dc.subject	Polypropylene	en
dc.subject	Sorbents	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrophobicity	en
dc.subject.other	Oil spills	en
dc.subject.other	Polypropylenes	en
dc.subject.other	Synthetic fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Water absorption	en
dc.subject.other	Absorption capacity	en
dc.subject.other	Soil pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	absorption	en
dc.subject.other	materials selection	en
dc.subject.other	oil spill response	en
dc.subject.other	absorption	en
dc.subject.other	cellulose	en
dc.subject.other	oil spill response	en
dc.subject.other	perlite	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	absorption	en
dc.subject.other	cellulose	en
dc.subject.other	environmental protection	en
dc.subject.other	polypropylene	en
dc.subject.other	synthetic fiber	en
dc.title	Investigation of the effectiveness of absorbent materials in oil spills clean up	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00375-7	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00375-7	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	The present study examines the absorption capacity of five different types of materials for oil spills clean up. The absorbents were a commercial cellulosic material from processed wood, a commercial synthetic organic fiber from polypropylene and three commercial types of local expanded perlite from the island of Milos. The absorption capacities of the above materials were evaluated in a wet as well as a dry environment with different types of petroleum products. The results showed that commercial types of perlite, in some cases, have absorption capacities comparable to natural and synthetic organic materials used for clean-up applications. The enhancement of the hydrophobic properties of perlite can result in better performance in a water bath. The nature of the spilled oil proved to play an important role in the selection of the proper absorbing material. Overall, the results suggested that partial substitution of commercial synthetic sorbents by mineral materials widely produced in Greece for oil spill clean-up operations is possible, given their friendliness to the environment and their local abundancy.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Desalination	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00375-7	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000172216000005	en
dc.identifier.volume	140	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	259	en
dc.identifier.epage	264	en