@article{4067bc6387d64e5492ec714d02fa3060,
title = "Effect of micronaire on oil sorption capacity of three different types of greige cotton-based nonwoven substrates",
abstract = "Satisfactory oil sorption properties and biodegradability of natural fibers have generated renewed interest in the development of oil sorbents for potential use in the cleanup and recovery of offshore oil spills. The objective of this study was to compare the oil sorption capacity of three different types of nonwoven substrates made with two distinctly different grades of greige (raw) cotton of low and high micronaire. These substrates included a needlepunched fabric, a hydroentangled fabric, and a bundle of only loose cotton fibers. The study showed that substrates made with low micronaire cotton exhibited a greater oil sorption capacity compared to those made with high micronaire cotton. The loose-fiber substrate had a greater oil sorption capacity compared to the other two types of substrates.",
keywords = "Cotton, Micronaire, Nonwovens, Oil sorption, Remediation",
author = "Vinitkumar Singh and Paul Sawhney and Michael Reynolds and Brian Condon and Ronald Kendall and Luke Kitten and Akshay Jain and Siva Parameswaran and Kendall, {Ronald J.} and Seshadri Ramkumar",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Texas State Support Program of Cotton Incorporated (Grant Nos. TX 08-307 and TX 12-119), and by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA, under the In-House CRIS Project No. 6435-41000-094-00D). Seshadri Ramkumar acknowledges The CH Foundation, Lubbock, TX, USA, for supporting nonwovens research at TTU. Support for cotton research in the Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory, TTU, by Plains Cotton Growers Inc., Lubbock is also greatly appreciated. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.14504/ajr.4.2.1",
language = "English",
volume = "4",
pages = "1--9",
journal = "AATCC Journal of Research",
issn = "2330-5517",
number = "2",
}