Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills Oil spills could be cleaned up in the icy, rough waters of the Arctic with a chemically modi...

Published on December 14, 2016 23:19 by LALA BEHARI SUKLA, Research Professor , Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar

Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills Oil spills could be cleaned up in the icy, rough waters of the Arctic with a chemically modified sawdust material that absorbs up to five times its weight in oil and stays afloat for at least four months. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161212152656.htm

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