ESEM study of oil wetting behaviour of polypropylene fibres

Q. F. Wei; R. R. Mather; A. F. Fotheringham; R. Yang; J. Buckman

doi:doi:10.2516/ogst:2003041

ESEM study of oil wetting behaviour of polypropylene fibres

Q. F. Wei, R. R. Mather, A. F. Fotheringham, R. Yang, J. Buckman

School of Textiles & Design

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ESEM Study of Oil Wetting Behaviour of Polypropylene Fibres - Polypropylene (PP) fibres have been increasingly used in oil related areas, such as oil sorbents, oil coalescers, oil filters and oil separators. The wetting behaviour of the fibres by oil is of particular importance in these applications. The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) technique was used in this study to investigate the oil wetting of polypropylene fibres. The wettability was investigated by contact angle measurements with oil. Oil drops were added onto fibres using a micro-injector. The contact angles were measured from ESEM micrographs using image analysis and theoretical approach. ESEM observation reveals the wetting of single fibres on a microscopic level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	593-597
Number of pages	5
Journal	Oil and Gas Science and Technology
Volume	58
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/doi:10.2516/ogst:2003041
Publication status	Published - Sept 2003

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