Utilization of Reformed Coconut Fiber and Banana Stem Fibre as Green Oil Sorbent

ABSTRACT

Oil spillage is one of the significant wellsprings of contamination. It can happen in both land and water. Their expulsion from marine and land environment is regularly difficult. This investigation considers the utilization of coconut and banana stem fibers as a feasible sorbent material for marine and land oil spill recuperation. Coconut and banana stem fibers have lumens, which increases their specific surface area available for oil sorption. These fibers are cheap and have low bulk density, which makes them reasonable for oil spill recuperation. Moisture content in coconut and banana stem fiber were found to be 4.44% and 5.44%, respectively. The oil sorption limit of coconut and banana stem fiber was improved by coating it with chitosan. The treated fibers showed a considerable enhancement in oil sorption capacity for coconut fiber (9.87%) and banana stem fiber (6.59%), according to the results. The characterization of the natural and coated fibers was completed utilizing scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Moisture content and oil sorption limit of the fibers were estimated. The test has confirmed that both cocont and banana stem fibers can be utilized as a potential sorbent material for oil spillage tidy up.

摘要

石油泄漏是污染的重要源泉之一. 它可以发生在陆地和水中. 将它们驱逐出海洋和陆地环境通常很困难. 本研究认为, 利用椰子和香蕉茎纤维作为海洋和陆地溢油回收的可行吸附材料. 椰子和香蕉茎纤维有管腔, 这增加了它们可用于吸油的比表面积. 这些纤维价格便宜, 且体积密度低, 这使得它们对于石油泄漏的回收是合理的. 椰子和香蕉茎纤维的含水量分别为4.44%和5.44%. 用壳聚糖包覆椰子和香蕉茎纤维, 可提高其吸油极限. 结果显示, 经过处理的纤维对椰子纤维.(9.87%) 和香蕉茎纤维.(6.59%) 的吸油能力显著增强. 利用扫描电子显微镜.(SEM) 和傅里叶变换红外光谱.(FTIR) 对天然纤维和涂层纤维进行了表征. 估计了纤维的含水量和吸油极限. 试验证实, 椰子和香蕉茎纤维都可以用作清理漏油的潜在吸附材料.

KEYWORDS:

• Oil spill
• coconut fiber
• banana stem fiber
• FTIR
• SEM
• sorption capacity
• chitosan

关键词:

• 石油泄漏
• 椰子纤维
• 香蕉茎纤维
• FTIR
• SEM
• 吸附能力
• 壳聚糖

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).