Treatment of oil–water emulsions by adsorption onto ...
2011-6-1 · These include activated carbon, bentonite, peat, sand, coal, fiberglass, polypropylene, amberlite, organoclay, and attapulgite . Activated carbon is an adsorbent that is commonly used in the removal of a wide variety of organic compounds including oil from water and has proven to be technically feasible [13] .