Fabrication and characterization of modified ZnO- kapok fiber for separating surfactant-free oil-in-water emulsions

• Main Authors: Hamidon, M. Adam Bukhori, Hussin, R., Harun, Z., Yunos, M. Z., Ainuddin, A.R.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11157/1/P16582_3af4dee0f0b32f190b7da4854c6aba04%206.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11157/; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0183201

Natural sorbents have several benefits, including high sorption capacity, superior biodegradability, and low cost. Kapok is one of the natural fibers that can be used as absorbent material. These distinctive qualities give kapok fibers greater oil sorption capacity than other oil sorbents currentl...