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The present work reports the preparation of super hydrophobic and oleophilic sorbent powder for the selective removal of spilled-oil from oil-polluted water surface. The sorbent powder was prepared by the surface modification of commercially available pure barium sulfate (BS) with palmitic acid via a simple one-step synthetic approach. The powder was observed to exhibit super hydrophobic character with a static water contact angle value of 152±2°. The powder also possesses sufficient buoyancy and exhibits high selectivity towards oil, vital for a sorbent for use in oil spill clean-ups. The oil sorption capacity of the sorbent material was also investigated.

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Superhydrophobic sorbent spilled-oil contact angle oil sorption capacity.

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Manoj Patowary, Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India

Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India

Khanindra Pathak, Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India

Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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Patowary, M., & Pathak, K. (2016). FACILE SYNTHESIS OF SUPER HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SPILLED-OIL FROM WATER SURFACES. Green Chemistry & Technology Letters, 2(2), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.18510/gctl.2016.224
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