Adsorption/Absorption Capacity: Motor Oil and Vegetable Oil
Introduction- Tests were performed on X-TEX sorbent media to determine its capacity to sorb oils.
Method- The tests were performed using guidelines described in ASTM method F726-81, “Sorbent Performance of Adsorbents”. This test method measures the maximum adsorption of oils and floating immiscible liquids. The materials tested were representative samples of X-TEX bulk material. The oils used were 30W motor oil and a liquid vegetable oil. Three replicates were performed for each type of oil.
Results
Table 1 – Vegetable Oil
Replicates |
Xextex (gm) |
Oil (gm) |
Oil/Xextex |
| Xextex Bulk 1 | 3.71 | 59.65 | 16.1x |
| Bulk 2 | 3.45 | 59.25 | 17.2x |
| Bulk 3 | 4.03 | 71.53 | 17.7x |
Table 2
– Motor Oil – 30W
Replicates |
Xextex (gm) |
Oil (gm) |
Oil/Xextex |
| Xextex Bulk 1 | 3.44 | 70.17 | 20.4x |
| Bulk 2 | 3.3 | 72.33 | 21.9x |
| Bulk 3 | 3.46 | 69.1 | 20.0x |
Conclusions- The bulk material adsorbed 17 times its weight in vegetable oil and 21 times its weight in motor oil.
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