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Development of Bio-degradable Cotton Waste based Super Oleophilic and Super Hydrophobic Sorbent for Oil Spill Clean-up

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Cotton waste, which is generated from various processes like carding, blow room etc. was collected, cleaned, pre-treated and processed in a carding machine to make web. The cotton web was converted to a non-woven batt through needle punching process. The non-woven fabric chemically modified by treating with silica nanoparticles synthesized via Stober process followed by hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) treatment. The chemically functionalized fabric was showing water contact angle of more than 150° with an oil absorption capacity of 25–30 g/g. The chemical characterization of the sorbent was studied by using FTIR spectra and TGA. The morphology of the sorbent was characterized by SEM. The sorbent was found to be re-usable for at least 5–6 times with an oil recovery of more than 60%. Bio-degradability of the chemically modified cotton was also studied by soil burial test and was found be fully biodegradable. The oil absorption capacity of the developed sorbent was evaluated for oil on land surface, oil on surface water and under water also and was found to be superior to the synthetic polypropylene/polyurethane sorbent.

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    M. P. Sathianarayanan & Karishma Hemani

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Sathianarayanan, M.P., Hemani, K. Development of Bio-degradable Cotton Waste based Super Oleophilic and Super Hydrophobic Sorbent for Oil Spill Clean-up. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. E 102, 215–226 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-021-00211-7

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