Oil Adsorption Capacity of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) Fruit Shells in Varying Particle Sizes

• Main Authors: Ballares, Errol Emmanuel R., Chambal, Vivekjeet Singh, Chawla, Harish K., Ocampo, Charles Niegel E.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: mahogany; particle size; oil spill; biosorbent; surface characterization
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_see/12; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1676/viewcontent/SEE__Oil_Adsorption_Capacity_of_Mahogany____.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The growing demands for petroleum products increase the risk of oil spills, and these accidents cause long-term devastation to biodiversity and communities. Researchers are now searching for adsorbents from biowastes due to current oil cleanup methods' costs and potential dangers. Hence, the la...