Cloth Successfully Separates Oil From Gulf Water 327
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from the now-to-try-it-on-cats-and-dogs dept.
from the now-to-try-it-on-cats-and-dogs dept.
Chinobi writes "Di Gao, an assistant professor at the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has developed a method of separating oil from water within just seconds using a cotton cloth coated in a chemical polymer that makes it both hydrophilic (it bonds with the hydrogen atoms in water) and oleophobic (oil-repelling), making it absolutely perfect for blocking oil and letting water pass through. Gao tested his filter successfully on Gulf Oil water and oil and has an impressive video to demonstrate the results." This is a laboratory demonstration; the technology hasn't been tested at scale.
Awesome (Score:2, Funny)
Now how about we figure out a way to clean up the marshes that got fucked with an oil-slicked spiked baseball bat?
But we don't want a fix! (Score:5, Funny)
If it's fixed, we won't be able to get rich quick turning tarballs into, basically, gold! [sandman.com]
Re:A net? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great for filtering, but - (Score:5, Funny)
Prepped and ready for deep frying?
ShamWow! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:But we don't want a fix! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Bigger? (Score:3, Funny)
No, the idea he has, is that the entire gulf of Mexico is filtered through a 30 cm^2 cloth, because, obviously, this process does not scale in any way, shape or form.
Re:Awesome (Score:1, Funny)
An' I done means it!
Re:Awesome (Score:1, Funny)
Just remember, every time you can has, God kills a lolcat.
Re:Awesome (Score:3, Funny)
I'm craving Primanti Brothers right now.
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