TY  - JOUR
T1  - Chemical Modification Cellulose Pulp as Crude Oil Absorbent
AU - , I.A. Okoro AU - , E.N. Ejike 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 75
EP  - 76
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2007.75.76
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2007.75.76
KW  - Cellulose
KW  -crude oil
KW  -absorbent
KW  -biodegradable materials
AB  - The crude oil absorption behaviour of chemically modified celluloses was investigated. The result showed that only three out of eleven modified celluloses are effective as crude oil absorbents; benzoyl modified cellulose BMC, toluene diisocyanate cellulose TDC, toluenediisocyanate cellulose blown TDC<SUP>b</SUP>. These three crude oil absorbents posses the same functional group; the carbonyl. The IR of these three cellulose absorbents showed the presence of carbonyl group 1425.51 cm <SUP>1</SUP>, 1533.06 cm <SUP>l</SUP> and 1535.82 cm <SUP>l</SUP>, respectively for BMC, TDC and TDC<SUP>b</SUP>. The order of crude oil absorptivity are TDC<SUP>b</SUP> &gt; BMC &gt; TDC.
ER  -