Treatment of crude oil-contaminated water with chemically modified natural fiber

Abstract The dependence of Nigerian Government on foreign technology for oil spill cleanup in its water bodies does not add local content value in the development of the Nation’s economy. Acetylation of natural cellulose gives a material with high sorption capacity for oil in water. This research in...

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Main Authors: Jude Chinedu Onwuka, Edith Bolanle Agbaji, Victor Olatunji Ajibola, Friday Godwin Okibe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Applied Water Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-018-0727-5