Invention Application
- Patent Title: Multi-layered Sorbent Structure and a Method for Enhancing Oil Uptake Performance thereof
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Application No.: US18734315Application Date: 2024-06-05
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Publication No.: US20250065303A1Publication Date: 2025-02-27
- Inventor: Junaid Saleem , SK Safdar Hossain , Zubair Khalid Baig Moghal , Gordon McKay
- Applicant: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: SA AL-AHSA
- Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: SA AL-AHSA
- Main IPC: B01J20/26
- IPC: B01J20/26 ; B01J20/28 ; B01J20/30 ; C02F1/28 ; C02F101/32

Abstract:
A multi-layered oil sorbent formed from two superposed polyolefin thin films and a polypropylene (PP) fibrous thin sheet sandwiched between the two superposed polyolefin thin films. Each of the two superposed polyolefin thin films include a plurality of pores defined therethrough and a plurality of swellable cavities extending from a surface thereof. In an embodiment, the cavities of each two superposed polyolefin thin films extend from a respective polyolefin film surface toward the PP fibrous thin sheet. The two superposed polyolefin thin films with the PP fibrous thin sheet sandwiched therebetween are sealed together by a zigzag-shaped heat seal. The plurality of cavities on the surface of the multi-layered sorbent can swell when contacted with oil. The cavities coupled with the zigzag-shaped seal maximize the available volume for uptake of oil and organic pollutants from water.
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