The Potential of Cocos nucifera Leaf Fibers as an Adsorbent for Physical Oil Spill Remediation and the Effect of Particle Size on its Sorption Efficiency and Capacity

• Main Authors: Agunod, Edrich Johnmyr R., De Jesus, Ian Gabriel S., Dela Cruz, Aldrich G., Nishiyama, Yuma B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: adsorbents; Cocos nucifera; oil spills, plant fibers, sustainability; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/poster_see/5
• Institution: De La Salle University

Due to oil spills being deemed a consistent problem in the foreseeable future, sustainable methods to address oil spills must be developed to prevent long-term damage to the environment and to address oil spills efficiently. Commercial adsorbents, despite their efficiency and reusability, cause dama...