Cotton aerogels and cotton-cellulose aerogels from environmental waste for oil spillage cleanup

For the first time, successful fabrication of the cotton aerogels and cotton-cellulose aerogels is achieved using recycled fibers from environmental waste for oil absorption. The pure cotton and cotton-cellulose aerogels are obtained using a cost-effective mixing-blending method with polyamide-epich...

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Main Authors: Hanlin Cheng, Bowen Gu, Mark P. Pennefather, Thanh X. Nguyen, Nhan Phan-Thien, Hai M. Duong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127517305646