Smart win–win waste management: superhydrophobic filter using valorized cellulose acetate from discarded cigarette butts for cleaning up marine oil spill at Hurghada Red Sea shore in Egypt
Hossam A. Nabwey,
Maha Abdelkreem,
Maha A. Tony
et al.
Abstract:The essential target of academics and the industrial sector is the innovation of an industrial ecology approach. Worldwide, cigarette butts (CBs) comprise the most predominant form of litter that spreads into the ecosystem and inland. In the meantime, oil is spilled into marine life from various activities and transportation. The result is a complex oil–water composition in a high concentration that causes severe hazards to the environment and to aquatic life. In this regard, the current investigation focuses … Show more
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