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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 10, Pages 4527-4531Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es2002343
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [50872061]
- Foundation of Qingdao Science and Technology [10-3-4-4-12-jch]
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A novel, high-capacity oil sorbent consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/polystyrene (PS) fiber was prepared by an electrospinning process. The sorption capacity, oil/water selectivity, and sorption mechanism of the PVC/PS sorbent were studied. The results showed that the sorption capacities of the PVC/PS sorbent for motor oil, peanut oil, diesel, and ethylene glycol were 146, 119, 38, and 81 g/g, respectively. It was about 5-9 times that of a commercial polypropylene (PP) sorbent. The PVC/PS sorbent also had excellent oil/water selectivity (about 1000 times) and high buoyancy in the cleanup of oil over water. The SEM analysis indicated that voids among fibers were the key for the high capacity. The electrospun PVC/PS sorbent is a better alternative to the widely used PP sorbent for oil spill cleanup.
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