Browsing by Author "Mckay, Gordon"
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Enhancing oil removal from water using ferric oxide nanoparticles doped carbon nanotubes adsorbents
Fard, Ahmad Kayvani; Rhadfi, Tarik; Mckay, Gordon; Al-marri, Mohammed; Abdala, Ahmed; Hilal, Nidal; Hussien, Muataz A.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Oil contaminated water is one of the challenges in water resources management. It is crucial to remove the oil droplets from water in order to meet the discharge regulations set by the environmental authorities. Carbon ... -
A facile energy-efficient approach to prepare super oil-sorbent thin films
Saleem, Junaid; Baig, Moghal Zubair Khalid; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Shakoor, Rana Abdul; Hafeez, Ahsan; Ahsan, Insharah; Prahdan, Snigdhendubala; Pasha, Mujahed; McKay, Gordon... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Oil spills on water surface and shoreline have caused significant water pollution, and one of the ways to deal with them is to use oil sorbents. An effective sorbent provides high oil uptake and retention values, high ... -
Free-standing polypropylene porous thin films using energy efficient coating technique
Saleem, Junaid; Baig, Moghal Zubair Khalid; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Shakoor, Rana Abdul; Zekri, Atef; McKay, Gordon... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Amongst various techniques to prepare thin films, spin coating takes less time to make thin films, is less energy-intensive, is easier to use, and provides reproducible results quickly. It is observed that such a user-friendly ...