TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sorption Model of Modified Cellulose as Crude Oil Sorbent
AU - , A. Okoro AU - , E.N. Ejike AU - , C. Anunoso 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
SP  - 282
EP  - 285
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2007.282.285
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.282.285
KW  - Crude oil
KW  -modified cellulose pulp
KW  -sorption model biodegradable
KW  -adsorbent
AB  - The absorptive behaviour of the three modified cellulose. Cellulose pulps were investigated as crude oil absorbent materials. There three modified cellulose pulps were Benzoyl modified cellulose BMC, Toluenediisocyanate cellulose TDC and toluenediisocyanate cellulose processed by blown TDC<SUP>b</SUP>. the highest adsorption capacities of each of these three modified cellulose pulps were BMC (97.50%), TDC (97.50%) and TDC<SUP>b</SUP> (81.5%) the adsorptive capacities of these modified cellulose pulps for spilled crude oil decrease with increase in quantity of crude oil spilled. The presence of carbonyl functional group in each of these modified cellulose pulps may be responsible for the discrimation of the absorbent between water and crude oil films floating on water surface.
ER  -