Plant spores mop up oil
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Lucy Gilbert, RSC
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04-16-12 08:21 AM
Copyright 2012, RSC
A fish oil in water emulsion (left) before and (right) after introduction of the plant spore microcapsules. The microcapsules were able to recover 98% of the oil from the emulsion
UK researchers have modified plant spore microcapsules to take up to three and a half times their own weight in oil by a simple mixing process, giving them potential as natural oil-spill clean-up materials. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/April/plant-spores-to-clean-oil-spills.asp
