STUDY ON OIL ADSORBENT BEHAVIOUR OF NATURAL BY - PRODUCT

Textile technology

Oil spills on water and land are of major environmental concern. Oil is one of the most important energies and raw material sources for synthetic polymers and chemicals worldwide. Whenever oil is explored, transported, and stored and its derivatives are used, there is risk of spillage with the potential to cause significant environmental impact. When oil spill occurs not only cleaning up the spill is significant but also recovery of the oil is of prime importance. Numerous studies have shown sorbents to be one of the most economical and efficient means for oil spill cleanup from both land and sea. In a state of abundantly available synthetic sorbents, the merit of using environmentally friendly natural waste by-product such as banana fibers are our goal. In this proposal, it is proposed to study the properties of the banana fibers in a detailed manner for its suitability to produce spun laced nonwoven adsorbent pad for separation of oil from sea water and commercial wastewater. Primarily these works involve the surface modification of fibre for enhancing the sorption efficiency and then develop fibrous assembly (adsorbent pad) using Hydroentanglement technique. The mechanisms of the reaction leading to the formation of cross links (fibre and chemicals) have analyzed with FTIR spectrometer. The buoyancy behavior of the developed fabrics is characterized by oil-alone absorption capacity and the oil removal efficiency. The general surface and performance characteristics of the developed fabrics are compared with commercially available sorbent (synthetic) material.

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