Kapok fiber is a light, cottony, pale yellow to brown fiber obtained from Kapok fruit. The fiber
is characterized by a large, hollow lumen and is generally hydrophobic due to its waxy …

Remediation of oil-polluted water was studied using waste tire cord fiber WTCF as a waste
fibrous sorbent. The rate of sorption, sorption capacity, oil retention, water uptake, adsorption …

The objective of this work was to evaluate and compare the potential of polyurethane and
kapok (Chorisia speciosa) residues as sorbent materials in the treatment of diesel spillage …

Remediation of oil-polluted water from waste lubricating oil by adsorption was investigated
using pomegranate peels powder. Many parameters such as the oil sorption capacity, oil …

Seed fibers from Cambodian kapok [Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombacaceae] were
investigated as a raw material for bioethanol production. Due to their hydrophobic …

Kapok fiber is a light, cottony, pale yellow to brown fiber obtained from Kapok fruit. The fiber
is characterized by a large, hollow lumen and is generally hydrophobic due to its waxy …

The kapok fruit yields the silky, cottony, pale yellow to brown fiber that is referred to as kapok
fiber. Due to its waxy surface, the fiber has a large, hollow lumen and is generally …

Oil spills are one of the most serious global, environmental problems; however, synthetic
sorbents used to manage oil spills have significant environmental drawbacks due to low …