Use of magnetic carbon composites from renewable resource materials for oil spill clean up and recovery

Viswanathan, Tito

Title: Use of magnetic carbon composites from renewable resource materials for oil spill clean up and recovery

Patent · Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI ID:1124091

Viswanathan, Tito

A method for separating a liquid hydrocarbon material from a body of water. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of mixing a plurality of magnetic carbon-metal nanocomposites with a liquid hydrocarbon material dispersed in a body of water to allow the plurality of magnetic carbon-metal nanocomposites each to be adhered by an amount of the liquid hydrocarbon material to form a mixture, applying a magnetic force to the mixture to attract the plurality of magnetic carbon-metal nanocomposites each adhered by an amount of the liquid hydrocarbon material, and removing said plurality of magnetic carbon-metal nanocomposites each adhered by an amount of the liquid hydrocarbon material from said body of water while maintaining the applied magnetic force, wherein the plurality of magnetic carbon-metal nanocomposites is formed by subjecting one or more metal lignosulfonates or metal salts to microwave radiation, in presence of lignin/derivatives either in presence of alkali or a microwave absorbing material.

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Research Organization:: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FC36-06G086072

Assignee:: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)

Patent Number(s):: 8,647,512

Application Number:: 12/751,185

OSTI ID:: 1124091

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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