Modification and characterization of adsorbent materials and CNTs for oil spill cleanup from water (original) (raw)

In this dissertation, two methods were implemented for expanding the environmental applications of two unique materials; namely the Jordanian zeolitic tuff (RZT) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). From their discovery until today, these materials have been widely investigated for several applications. While much work has been devoted to investigating the scope of their possible applications as adsorbents, enhancing their properties to be tailored to specific purposes, as oil adsorbents for oil spills remediation are still needed for the full potential of this class of materials.