Wood Sponge Reinforced with Polyvinyl Alcohol for Sustainable Oil–Water Separation
Yijing Cai, Yan Wu, Feng Yang, Jian Gan, Yajing Wang, Jilei Zhang
Abstract
. The ability of oil absorption can be recovered by compression, and the high absorption rate was maintained after 50 cycles. The wood sponge has great potential in reusable oil-water separation due to low cost, high efficiency, high performance, biodegradability, environmental friendliness, and other advantages.
Topics & Concepts
Polyvinyl alcoholAbsorption of waterMaterials scienceNanocelluloseSpongeComposite materialCelluloseHemicelluloseBiodegradationPulp and paper industryAbsorption (acoustics)LigninChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyEngineeringBotanySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies