%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating the rose oil and toluene absorption of populus fiber
%A Alper Gurarslan
%A Muhammed Erkam Narin£¿
%J Textile Research Journal
%@ 1746-7748
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0040517518783338
%X The genus populus provides creamy white, lustrous, lightweight fibers that grow on seeds. Since populus fibers obtained from populus nigra italica are too short (0.25¨C0.42£¿cm) to be spun into yarns, populus fibers were spray coated with dimethylacetamide/Spandex solution in order to form non-woven structures. In this study, the oil absorption capacity of non-woven populus fiber pads was investigated and compared to non-woven long cotton fiber and non-woven short cotton fiber pads. The hollow structure and the oleophilic properties of populus fibers make them promising and sustainable oil absorbent candidates. The average short-term rose oil absorption capacity of non-woven populus fiber pads is 32.96798£¿g/g, while the long-term rose oil absorption capacity of non-woven populus fiber pads is 34.52854£¿g/g. Furthermore, the toluene absorption capacity of non-woven populus fiber pads is on average 23.16986£¿g/g for the short-term test and 24.01588£¿g/g for the long-term test. Moreover, non-woven populus fiber pads preserve 81.75% of rose oil even after remaining in water for 45 minutes
%K oil spill
%K natural absorbents
%K populus
%K environmental sustainability
%K sorption
%K poplar fibers
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040517518783338