Table 2.
Comparison of our fabricated material absorption capacity with other reported materials.
| Material and Fabrication | Absorption Capacity (g/g) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Polypropylene/polytetrafluoroethylene foams through twin-screw extrusion and supercritical CO2 foaming | Gasoline oil: ~6.5; benzene and toluene: ~8.0; olive oil: 6.8; dichloromethane: 9.7 | [32] |
| Poly(butyl methacrylate)/organo-attapulgite nano-composite through solution polymerization with emulsified water phase | Dependent on composition; toluene: 15~21; gasoline oil: 8~13; chloroform: 13~36 | [42] |
| Poly(lauryl methacrylate-co-divinylbenzene) cryogels through cryo-polymerization in acetic acid | Toluene: 12; crude oil: 13.5 30 min to reach saturation for crude oil |
[36] |
| Chitin sponge through freezing dryness and vapor deposition of methyltrichlorosilane | Gasoline oil: about 33; toluene: about 36; hexane: about 30 | [10] |
| Polyethylene ordinary shock absorption foams doped with titanium dioxide NPs | Lubricating oil: 35~43; tetrachloromethane: 51~63 | [12] |
| Macroporous poly(butyl acrylate) monoliths from photo-initiated high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) polymerization | Benzene: 8.2; toluene: 7.8; gasoline oil: 6.4; hexane: 5.6 | [28] |
| Cellulose-based aerogels through freeze-drying and trimethylchlorosilane vapor deposition | Benzene: 14; toluene: 13.5; waste engineering oil: 16.8 | [43] |
| Polysiloxane aerogels through silyl-hydrogen addition in supercritical CO2 | Petroleum ether: 6.7~9.2; kerosene: 6~8; toluene: 6.5~11.7 | [44] |
| Wood/epoxy bio-composites through template-doping technique | Hexane: 8.5; diesel oil: 9; biodiesel: 14 | [45] |
| Clay aerogel/polymer composites | Dodecane: 23.63: motor oil: 25.84 | [46] |
| Surface hydrophobization of polyester fibers with poly(methylhydro-dimethyl)siloxane copolymers | Dodecane: 5.52; motor oil: 10.03 | [47] |
| Electrospun polysulfone fibers and polysulfone/NiFe2O4 nanostructured composite | Dodecane: 9.20; motor oil: 15.11 | [48] |
| P(LA-co-EGDMA) cryogels through cryo-polymerization in 1,4-dioxane | 20–21 | Our work |