Adsorptive separation of emulsified oil in wastewater using biosorbents

An agricultural waste, barley straw, was chemically modified using a cationic surfactant hexadecylpyridinium chloride monohydrate (CPC) to obtain a biosorbent for removal of emulsified mineral oil from aqueous solution. The physical and chemical properties of the raw and surfactant-modified barley s...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, S., Ang, Ha Ming, Wang, Shaobin
Format: Journal Article
Published: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37586