Table 3.
The comparison table of oil separation efficiency with existing literature.
| Adsorbent material | Fabrication method | Emulsion type | The amount of oil absorbed (%) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPy/Ag fabricPPy/Ag/OTS fabric | Gentle magnetic stirring | Water in chloroform emulsion | 96.84 | [36] |
| Water in n-hexane emulsion | 95.68 | |||
| Methylbenzene in water emulsion | 99.85 | |||
| PAN/PANI nanofiber | Electrospinning-Polymerization | Surfactant free-toluene in oil emulsion | 99.8 | [42] |
| 1sBAT/PAN | Blending-Electrospinning | Surfactant free-hexane in oil emulsion | 99.8 | [43] |
| Au@ZIF-8@PAN-TD | Blending-Electrospinning-Surface modification | Surfactant stabilized oil-in-water emulsion | 97.8 | [44] |
| PAN/PS | Double layer electrospinning | Surfactant stabilized hexane-in-water emulsion | – | [45] |
| Laponite/CGN/h-PAN | Layer by layer modification | Surfactant stabilized n-hexadecane-in-water emulsion | > 99 | [46] |
| PVA-SiO2/PDA/PEI | – | Surfactant stabilized oil-in-water microemulsion | 99.5 | [47] |
| PVP-TiO2 NPs | – | Gasoline-in-water emulsion | >99 | [48] |
| PPY membrane | Ultra-sonication method | Cooking oil | 93 | This work |
| Vacuum oil | 81 | |||
| Toluene | 70 |