Table 3.
Adsorption performance of biosorbents from invasive plants for the treatment of oils
| Plant | Part | Material features | Oil type | Adsorption capacity (g/g) | Refs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter (μm) | Length (μm) | Wax Content (%) | |||||
| Arundo donax | Stem | 100–800 | 300–2500 | Not reported | Kerosene, | 46.1 | (Fiore et al. 2019) |
| Arundo donax | Stem | 100–800 | 300–2500 | Not reported | Virgin naphtha | 50.5 | (Fiore et al. 2019) |
| Arundo donax | Stem | 100–800 | 300–2500 | Not reported | Pump oil, | 61.0 | (Fiore et al. 2019) |
| Arundo donax | Stem | 100–800 | 300–2500 | Not reported | Crude oil | 51.7 | (Fiore et al. 2019) |
| Calotropis gigantea | Seed | 30.4 | Not reported | 1.8–3 | Rapeseed oil | 41.7 | (Zheng et al. 2016) |
| Calotropis gigantea | Seed | 30.4 | Not reported | 1.8–3 | Paraffin oil | 37.6 | (Zheng et al. 2016) |
| Typha | Fruit | 10–17 | 7900 | 11.5 | Engine oil | 13.4 | (Cao et al. 2016) |
| Typha | Fruit | 10–17 | 7900 | 11.5 | Vegetable oil | 14.6 | (Cao et al. 2016) |
| Urtica dioica | Stem | 3.94 | 6500 | 0.52 | Engine oil | 19.29 | (Viju and Thilagavathi 2019) |
| Urtica dioica | Stem | 3.94 | 6500 | 0.52 | Crude oil | 22.39 | (Viju and Thilagavathi 2019) |
| Asclepias syriaca | Seed | 24 | 2700 | 2–3 | Engine oil | 126 | (Panahi et al. 2020) |
| Populus nigra | Seed | 3–12 | 4000 | 4–9 | Diesel | 211 | (Likon et al. 2013) |