oleophilic

One goal of plasma surface modification is to make paper hydrophobic and also oleophilic.

An ideal oleophilic surface would have a contact angle of 0 with oil, therefore allowing the ink to transfer to the paper and be absorbed.

Oleophilic skimmers are distinguished not by their operation but by the component used to collect the oil.

A gravity plate separator contains a series of oleophilic plates through which the contaminated water flows.

Oleophilic skimmers function by using a rotating element such as a drum, to which the oil adheres.

Metal skimming elements are nearly as efficient as oleophilic skimmers when oil is present.

The hydrocarbon plasma coating provides an oleophilic surface to the paper by lowering the contact angle of the paper with the oil in the ink.

Rival teams have applied nanotechnology to the problem to produce ultra-lightweight sponges that are oleophilic and hydrophobic - they love oil but repel water.

However, due to the oleophilic nature of the cotton fibres, it is unlikely that the sorbed acids are encapsulated tightly in the fibres.

It is an oleophilic nitrogen-phosphorus nutrient that promotes the growth of micro-organisms that degrade hydrocarbons (such as oil and fuel).

These defects presumably influence the affinity to chemisorbed water of their surrounding sites, forming hydrophilic domains, whereas the rest of the surface remains oleophilic.

A metal disc, belt or drum is used in applications where an oleophilic material is inappropriate, such as in a hot alkaline aqueous parts washer.

Also, insect spiracles are generally bordered with hydrophobe (water hating) hair that protects against foreign particles and water but that are oleophilic (oil loving).

The high surface-area and naturally oleophilic polypropylene nonwovens are ideal absorbers of oil spills with the familiar floating barriers near oil spills on rivers.

Oil skimmers are commonly found in three types: weir and oleophilic and non-oleophilic (disc, drum, belt, tube, brush,mop, grooved disc, grooved drum):

Although Premium Floor Sweep is made from the fibres of an oil-bearing plant and has intrinsic hydrophobic and oleophilic properties, it has been found to effectively absorb water-based liquids.