%0 Journal Article
	%A Suboohi Shervani and  Jingjing Ling and  Jiabin Liu and  Tahir Husain
	%D 2020
	%J International Journal of Chemical and Materials Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 161, 2020
	%T Graphene/ZnO/Polymer Nanocomposite Thin Film for Separation of Oil-Water Mixture
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011208
	%V 161
	%X Offshore oil-spill has become the most emerging problem in the world. In the current paper, a graphene/ZnO/polymer nanocomposite thin film is coated on stainless steel mesh via layer by layer deposition method. The structural characterization of materials is determined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and separation efficiency have been measured via gas chromatography – flame ionization detector (GC-FID). TPHs are reduced to 2 ppm and separation efficiency of the nanocomposite coated mesh is reached ≥ 99% for the final sample. The nanocomposite coated mesh acts as a promising candidate for the separation of oil- water mixture.

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