Carboxylated wood-based sponges with underoil superhydrophilicity for deep dehydration of crude oil
Ming‐Bang Wu, Sheng Huang, Chang Liu, Jian Wu, Seema Agarwal, Andreas Greiner, Zhi‐Kang Xu
Abstract
Carboxylated wood-based sponges with underoil superhydrophilicity are elegantly developed <italic>via</italic> a top-down strategy from natural woods and demonstrated outstanding performances in the deep dehydration of water cut crude oil.
Topics & Concepts
SuperhydrophilicityDehydrationCrude oilPulp and paper industryLight crude oilEnvironmental scienceChemistryPolymer scienceChemical engineeringGeologyPetroleum engineeringEngineeringOrganic chemistryWettingBiochemistrySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesPetroleum Processing and Analysis