METHOD FOR REMOVING ORGANIC POLLUTANTS FROM CONTAMINATED WATER USING POLYSTYRENE-CARBON NANOFIBER COMPOSITION MADE FROM POST-CONSUMER WASTE

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Abstract

Polystyrene waste, such as Styrofoam® waste, and carbon nanofibers may be used to produce highly hydrophobic compositions or composites that can separate oil and water. Methods for purifying an aqueous solution may include: passing the aqueous solution, including a hydrophobic organic substance, over or through a surface including a polystyrene-CNF composition, thereby producing an aqueous product including less of the hydrophobic organic substance; and optionally, passing the aqueous product over or through the surface at least one more time.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberUS11807554
StatePublished - 2023

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