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An absorption capacity investigation of new absorbent based on polyurethane foams and rice straw for oil spill cleanup

Anh Tuan Hoang, Van Vang Le, Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha, Duong Nam Nguyen, Abdel Razzaq Al‐Tawaha, Muhamad Mat Noor, Van Viet Pham · 2018 · Petroleum Science and Technology

Summary. Researchers developed a new absorbent material by combining polyurethane foam with rice straw, an agricultural residue from Vietnam, to clean up oil spills. The material achieved oil absorption capacity of 12.012 grams of oil per gram of absorbent after 120 minutes, performing 3–4 times better than pure polyurethane or cellulose-based alternatives. The optimal composition used 25% rice straw by mass with 0.5 mm particle size.

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Hoang, A. T., Le, V. V., Al-Tawaha, A. R., Nguyen, D. N., Al‐Tawaha, A. R., Noor, M. M., & Pham, V. V.. (2018). An absorption capacity investigation of new absorbent based on polyurethane foams and rice straw for oil spill cleanup. Petroleum Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2018.1425722

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DOI
10.1080/10916466.2018.1425722
Countries
Vietnam
Regions
Asia
Categories
agtech, climate-and-environment, general-innovation
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2026-04-28