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Evaluation of Modified Isobutylene-Isoprene Rubber Cryogels as Sorbents for Oil Removal

Two new kinds of modified isobutylene-isoprene rubber (IIR) oil absorbers were successfully prepared via freeze-thaw method. In order to further improve IIR oil-sorbents performance, graphite and nanosilica were chosen as modifiers. The cryogels were prepared cross-linking of IIR containing modifier in benzene at-5 °C, using sulfur monochloride as crosslinker. The modified IIR structures were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle analysis (CA). The results show that graphite-modified IIR exhibit much higher uptake capacity than silica-modified. The sorption capacity of the best graphite-modified sample reaches 19.68 g.g-1 for crude oil, 19.98 g.g-1 for diesel and 19.50 g.g-1 for lubricating oil, respectively. The adsorbed liquids can be removed by centrifuging and the recovered materials could also be used more than 30 cycles. This study demonstrated graphite-modified IIR are more excellent and recommendable materials for oil removal.