Funnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Sponge Fabrication
2.3. Characterization
2.4. SOS Construction
2.5. SOS Testing
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. SOS Inspiration, Design, and Functionality
3.2. Development and Characterization of Sorbent Material
3.3. Sponge Joule Heating for Viscous Oil Absorption
3.4. Oil Spill Cleanup Demonstrations
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Herren, B.; Saha, M.C.; Altan, M.C.; Liu, Y. Funnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionality. Polymers 2022, 14, 2269. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112269
Herren B, Saha MC, Altan MC, Liu Y. Funnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionality. Polymers. 2022; 14(11):2269. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112269
Chicago/Turabian StyleHerren, Blake, Mrinal C. Saha, M. Cengiz Altan, and Yingtao Liu. 2022. "Funnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionality" Polymers 14, no. 11: 2269. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14112269