Funnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionality

dc.contributor.authorHerren, Blake
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Mrinal C.
dc.contributor.authorAltan, M. Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yingtao
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-12T20:54:42Z
dc.date.available2022-07-12T20:54:42Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-02
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Design of Polymer Materials and Manufacturing.en_US
dc.description.abstractFloating vessel-type oil collecting devices based on sorbent materials present potential solutions to oil spill cleanup that require a massive amount of sorbent material and manual labor. Additionally, continuous oil extraction from these devices presents opportunities for highly energy-efficient oil skimmers that use gravity as the oil/water separation mechanism. Herein, a sorbent-based oil skimmer (SOS) is developed with a novel funnel-shaped sorbent and vessel design for efficient and continuous extraction of various oils from the water surface. A carbon black (CB) embedded polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) sponge material is characterized and used as the sorbent in the SOS. The nanocomposite sponge formulation is optimized for high reusability, hydrophobicity, and rapid oil absorption. Joule heating functionality of the sponge is also explored to rapidly absorb highly viscous oils that are a significant challenge for oil spill cleanup. The optimized sponge material with the highest porosity and 15 wt% CB loading is tested in the SOS for large-scale oil spill extraction tests and shows effective cleaning of oil spilled on the water surface. The SOS demonstrates a high maximum extraction rate of 200 mL/min for gasoline and maintains a high extraction rate performance upon reuse when the sponge funnel is cleaned and dried.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen Access fees paid for in whole or in part by the University of Oklahoma Librariesen_US
dc.identifier.citationHerren, Blake, Mrinal C. Saha, M. C. 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/polym14112269en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/polym14112269en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/335930
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectoil/water separationen_US
dc.subjectPDMS spongeen_US
dc.subjectJoule heatingen_US
dc.subjectnanocompositeen_US
dc.subjectoil skimmeren_US
dc.titleFunnel-Shaped Floating Vessel Oil Skimmer with Joule Heating Sorption Functionalityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ou.groupGallogly College of Engineering::School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineeringen_US

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