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Sorbents: Properties, Materials and Applications Monography

Language Английский
Type Monography
ISBN 9781607418511
Pages count 405

Abstract: Sorbents are insoluble materials or mixtures of materials used to recover liquids through the mechanism of absorption, or adsorption, or both. Absorbents are materials that pick up and retain liquid distributed throughout its molecular structure causing the solid to swell. The absorbent must be at least 70 percent insoluble in excess fluid. Adsorbents are insoluble materials that are coated by a liquid on its surface, including pores and capillaries, without the solid swelling more than 50 percent in excess liquid. To be useful in combating oil spills, sorbents need to be both oleophilic (oil-attracting) and hydrophobic (water-repellent). Although they may be used as the sole cleanup method in small spills, sorbents are most often used to remove final traces of oil, or in areas that cannot be reached by skimmers. Any oil that is removed from sorbent materials must also be properly disposed of or recycled. This new book gathers the latest research in this field from around the world. http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=12910
Cite: Sorbents: Properties, Materials and Applications
Monography, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY 11788, USA.2009. 405 c. ISBN 9781607418511. WOS Scopus
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000275616300012
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84892052873