Slick move: Oil absorbent materials are used to prevent further pollution after a crude oil spill in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China’s Liaoning province. — Xinhua
BEIJING: Chinese scientists have developed new biomimetic polypropylene foams for oil-water separation, which can be used to prevent and control oil pollution.
Oil-water separation is a global challenge due to increasing industrial oil-containing waste water and frequent oil spills.
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