TY  - JOUR
PB  - Springer Verlag
SP  - 11740
AV  - none
ID  - scholars7021
EP  - 11750
N2  - Removal of oil spillage from the environment is a global concern. Various methods, including the use of fibers as sorbents, have been developed for oil spill control. Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fiber is a plant biomass that may be acetylated by acetic anhydride using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as a catalyst; here, the extent of acetylation may be calculated in terms of weight percent gain (WPG). The modified fiber was used to remove Tapis and Arabian crude oils. The optimum time, temperature, and catalyst concentration were 4 h, 120 °C, and 3 , respectively, and these parameters could achieve an 11.49  increase in WPG. The optimized parameters improved the adsorption capacity of OPEFB fibers for crude oil removal. The acetylated OPEFB fibers were characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy to observe the functional groups available and morphology. Kinetic and isotherm studies were conducted using different contact times and oil/water ratios. The rate of oil sorption onto the OPEFB fibers can be adequately described by the pseudo-second-order equation. Adsorption studies revealed that adsorption of crude oil on treated OPEFB fiber could be best described by the Langmuir isotherm model. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
SN  - 09441344
KW  - adsorption; catalyst; chemical reaction; crude oil; efficiency measurement; essential oil; fruit; isotherm; monocotyledon; oil spill; phytomass; pollutant removal; pollution control; polymer; reaction kinetics
KW  -  Elaeis
KW  -  petroleum
KW  -  acetylation; adsorption; Arecaceae; biomass; chemistry; fruit; infrared spectroscopy; kinetics; oil spill; prevention and control; temperature
KW  -  Acetylation; Adsorption; Arecaceae; Biomass; Fruit; Kinetics; Petroleum; Petroleum Pollution; Spectroscopy
KW  -  Fourier Transform Infrared; Temperature
IS  - 12
TI  - Acetylation of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber as an adsorbent for removal of crude oil
VL  - 23
JF  - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
A1  - Asadpour, R.
A1  - Sapari, N.B.
A1  - Isa, M.H.
A1  - Kakooei, S.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84960104372&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-016-6349-2&partnerID=40&md5=88e60a055d698c7aaaadf043901e718e
N1  - cited By 25
Y1  - 2016///
ER  -