![]() ![]() Developed PC nanofibers demonstrated an excellent oil recovery toward petroleum oil products like petrol, diesel, and engine oil, which was found to be 308%, 872%, and 1738%, respectively, till 10 washing cycles. The functionalized PC nanofibers exhibit average permeation flux of 10,834.5 L m −2 h −1 and 39,886.5 L m −2 h −1 toward diesel, and n-Hexane solvent, respectively. The developed PC nanofibers demonstrate hydrophobicity (water contact angle of 133°) and oleophilicity (oil and/-or solvent contact angle is equal to 0°), simultaneously. Present study reports polycarbonate (PC) nanofibers functionalized with industrial grade activated charcoal for emphatic oil–water separation and recovery of petroleum oils and organic solvents from oily wastewater.
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