Versatile and cost-efficient cleanup of viscous crude oil by an elastic carbon sorbent from direct pyrolysis of a melamine foam
Haifeng Niu, Jianbo Li, Zhe Qiang, Jie Ren
Abstract
Carbon sponge with photothermal and Joule thermal properties was prepared by pyrolysis of melamine sponge. The significantly decreased viscosity of crude oil from heating enables a rapid and continuous crude oil cleanup under all weather conditions.
Topics & Concepts
MelaminePyrolysisSorbentCrude oilViscosityChemical engineeringCarbon fibersMaterials scienceSpongeWaste managementPulp and paper industryChemistryComposite materialPetroleum engineeringAdsorptionOrganic chemistryBotanyEngineeringBiologyComposite numberPetroleum Processing and AnalysisEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics