With the increasing need to maximally reduce any type of pollution, countless techniques, methods and materials for oil retention are being developed. Among the materials that stand out are minerals which have a capacity to adsorb non-polar composites. In this case study, relevance is specifically given to hydrofobized vermiculite. The hydrofobized vermiculite and the vermiculite, including different sized particles and different origins, were tested for their adsorption capacity of a fatty acid: specifically, oleic acid.
hydrofobized vermiculite; non-polar composites; adsoption; material adsorbence
